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About Us
Welcome to VOX Specialist Insurance Brokers, your trusted partner in navigating the intricate world of Lloyd's and international Reinsurance. With a focus on independence and entrepreneurship, we specialise in empowering Managing General Agents (MGAs) to secure capacity within the Lloyd's and international Reinsurance markets.
At VOX, we understand the unique challenges faced by MGAs seeking to enter the market and access capacity. Our team is dedicated to providing tailored solutions, ensuring that your portfolios find the optimal terms and capacity.
VOX facilitates seamless connections, empowering entrepreneurs to thrive. Whether you're exploring new opportunities or seeking alternative terms, VOX is your partner for success.
Orchestrating Innovation
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OUR VISION
VOX look to empower Managing General Agents (MGAs) by providing them with specialised, independent, solution orientated broking services. With a focus on securing binding capacity from both Lloyd’s and non-Lloyd’s markets, we enable MGAs to offer a full and competitive range of products.
OUR MISSION
VOX looks to facilitate innovation, efficiency, and growth. We seek to empower and shape visionary perspectives, drive innovation, and deliver tailored insurance solutions.
Our Team
Gary Corke,
CEO
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Gary is the Chief Executive Officer of VOX and Sapphire Risk Transfer, and is a Chartered Risk Insurer and ACII. With 40 years’ experience in the Risk Transfer environment, Gary has founded and co-founded many companies , 7 of which have been sold. Gary’s experience extends across the globe with positions including the CEO with Globe Underwriting in London, and with both Emerald Risk Transfer and Stalker Hutchinson Admiral in South Africa. He has also sat on various boards and Risk Committees in UK, South Africa, Mauritius, Europe and Australia as well as supervising underwriting products into USA. In 2012, Gary was awarded the Sanlam CEO award.
Bernie Ray,
Alternate Director
After being admitted as an Attorney of the High Court in 1982 he practiced law in private practice before joining the insurance industry as a senior legal advisor in the mid 1990s. This was followed by executive management roles at a leading insurance software developer and insurance administration company as well as at an underwriting manager. In the early 2000s he joined Emerald Risk Transfer, first in a legal role and later in an executive position. In 2013 he succeeded Gary Corke as CEO at Emerald Risk Transfer, and in 2015 was likewise the recipient of the Sanlam CEO award. Bernie currently holds the position of International Executive at Sapphire Risk Transfer.
Lisa Du Plessis,
Alternate Director
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Lisa has close to 20 year's insurance experience. She is a CA(SA), BComm specialising in Financial Accounting, Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting. Prior to joining Sapphire as Group CFO, Lisa served as a director at Stalker Hutchinson Admiral, and at Santam where she managed the niche Financial Shared Services arena. Lisa has been involved in the oversight of various functions including finance, risk management, internal audit and now carries additional responsibilities within the operational environment.
Richard Palmer
Director & Compliance Officer
Richard is a Chartered Insurance Brokers, FCII and a Technical Specialist of the Institute of Risk Management (SIRM). Richard has more than 40 years’ experience in the London insurance and Reinsurance market, having held senior and board level positions with a number of Lloyd’s brokers across a range of responsibilities encompassing claims, consultancy, operations and more recently risk and compliance. Richard has previously been an Ambassador for London Insurance Life (2019-2020), helping to introduce young people to the profession and sat on the National Occupational Standards group (2008 and 2013) which designed new entry-level qualifications in Risk Management.
Our Partners & Affiliations
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