Queenie Shaikh
Queenie joined Insurance Day in 2023 from Atalanta, a global public affairs agency.
Before that she held travel journalism roles at The Culture Trip and Contiki, and wrote social commentary, specialising in South Asian affairs at Huffington Post.
Queenie graduated from the University of Buckingham with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications, media and journalism, and studied creative writing at the University of Oxford.
Latest From Queenie Shaikh
Cargo capacity to remain strong despite Middle East escalation
London market specialists say surplus capacity remains despite rising geopolitical risk following US-Israel strikes on Iran, though rates may shift as the situation develops
Iran conflict widens political violence exposure across the Middle East
Escalation between the US, Israel and Iran is transforming political violence risk from a contained threat into a multi-jurisdictional accumulation challenge for insurers
Joint war committee revises listed areas following Iran strikes
The JWC confirmed that Bahrain, Djibouti, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar have been added to the listed areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils
Oka partners with 1089 to back insured carbon asset
New framework embeds invalidation risk cover into advanced fuels credits in bid to strengthen carbon market structure
MS Re names Bruniecki group CUO as Goldie retires
Jörg Bruniecki to take over global underwriting strategy as reinsurer reshuffles senior leadership
Marine underwriters may reassess Gulf exposures after Iran strikes
Insurers may invoke cancellation clauses, reprice Hormuz transits and tighten underwriting as the US-Israel strikes on Iran heighten fears of shipping disruption