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For Discretionary Mutual Funds (DMFs)

From authority to assurance - pragmatic support to help mutuals govern with clarity and operate with confidence

KEY SERVICES

Underwriting Health Diagnostic

Assessing portfolio strength, appetite alignment and authority clarity.

  • Tailored portfolio review covering authority, broker mix & pricing integrity

  • Designed for board, capacity or start-up confidence

  • Delivers actionable insights, portfolio maps and stakeholder-ready summaries

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Delegated Authority & Governance

Building accountability, transparency and confidence in authority structures.

  • Design & document delegated authority frameworks for boards, brokers & underwriters

  • Build underwriting manuals, bordereaux design & audit-ready documentation

  • Diagnose authority use & escalation across people, process & platform

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Audit & Compliance Readiness

Demonstrating governance discipline and audit assurance.

  • Conduct pre-audit underwriting file reviews & governance health checks

  • Assess documentation, decision trails & exception management

  • Prepare for licensing reviews, board scrutiny or reinsurer confidence

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Capability & Training Support

Building confident, consistent underwriting capability within mutuals.

  • Deliver targeted underwriting training that reconnects judgment, data & governance

  • Facilitate appetite and authority workshops for underwriters & management

  • Build operational playbooks to guide decisions & reduce variation

  • Map capability gaps & build training roadmaps across underwriting, pricing & product 

  • Coach underwriting teams and boards on performance accountability and risk appetite alignment

​Training designed to turn governance frameworks into confident day-to-day underwriting practice.​

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Strategic & Reinsurance Advisory

Aligning mutual strategy, resilience and reinsurer confidence.

  • Reinsurance renewal clinics (1-day to 1-week support)

  • Emerging risk frameworks for climate, cyber & regulatory shifts

  • Support reinsurance data pack alignment & exposure commentary

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