Big Interview: Ola Jacob, Descartes Underwriting and Biba
Six months into his tenure at Descartes Underwriting, and not long after being announced as the new chair for Biba’s South East and London committee, Ola Jacob sits down with Scott McGee to talk about the potential of parametric insurance, and what his role at Biba entails.
At the recent Insurtech Insights event in London, the subject of parametric insurance was left until 4:20pm on the last day before it had its own designated panel.
“Congratulations on making it to the
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