The Reinsurance Podcast

The Reinsurance Podcast
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Navigating the world of reinsurance can feel complex, but it doesn’t have to be dull. Join Jerad Leigh and Ben Rose—co-founders of Supercede and genuine reinsurance nerds enthusiasts—as they unravel the nuances of market dynamics. With industry expertise, they dive into the trends, challenges, and stories shaping the reinsurance landscape. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just looking for a little more knowledge to ensure the glazing over of eyes at parties, tune in for an engaging journey through the world of reinsurance!

  1. 6D AGO

    Steve Bowen: Avoid Pricing Risk for Yesterday’s Climate | TRP #161

    Steve Bowen of Gallagher Re explains why climate risk is non-linear, why historical data can mislead, and how cedents and reinsurers should rethink modelling, capital, and pricing before renewals.EPISODE LINKS:Steve's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebowenwx/Gallagher Re: https://www.ajg.com/gallagherre/ Gallagher Re Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report 2025: https://www.ajg.com/gallagherre/news-and-insights/gallagherre-natural-catastrophe-and-climate-report-2025/CONNECT WITH US: Say Hello: ⁠producer@thereinsurancepodcast.com⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.supercede.com⁠  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/supercedehq  X: ⁠https://twitter.com/SupercedeHQ⁠  YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SupercedeHQ⁠  RSS Feed: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/7e741c8c/podcast/rss⁠  OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Intro(03:10) Gallagher’s Climate & Catastrophe Report(04:53) 2025 Catastrophe Recap(07:00) Headline Losses vs Deeper Market Signals(09:53) Lessons Since 2005(11:01) AI in Cat Modelling(14:30) Never Fall in Love with One Model(17:07) Rethinking Tail Events(19:44) SCS, Aggregates & the January 1 Renewal Shift(23:34) Capital, Insurability & the Public–Private Balance(27:36) Final Thoughts for 2026 (29:58) Outro

    30 min

  2. FEB 2

    Reinsurance News Roundup | January 2026

    Jerad & Ben run through what’s happened within the world of reinsurance during the past month. CONNECT WITH US: Say Hello: ⁠producer@thereinsurancepodcast.com⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.supercede.com⁠  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/supercedehq  X: ⁠https://twitter.com/SupercedeHQ⁠  YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SupercedeHQ⁠  RSS Feed: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/7e741c8c/podcast/rss⁠

    7 min

  3. JAN 29

    1/1 Reinsurance Renewals Recap 2026 | TRP #160

    Jerad and Ben unpack the 1/1 renewals after a storm-free cat year: record capacity, double-digit decreases and why this is softening, not a soft market. They dive into US casualty pain, AI-fuelled data centre risk, geopolitics, war covers, ILS flows and why 2026 could be M&A galore. CONNECT WITH US: Say Hello: ⁠producer@thereinsurancepodcast.com⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.supercede.com⁠  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/supercedehq  X: ⁠https://twitter.com/SupercedeHQ⁠  YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SupercedeHQ⁠ RSS Feed: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/7e741c8c/podcast/rss⁠ OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro01:46 Record Capacity, Fierce Competition & a Benign Cat Year04:17 Softening vs Soft Market & Ratings Agency Outlooks08:52 US Casualty Woes, Social Inflation & Nuclear Verdicts11:39 Fragile vs Robust Economy, AI Boom & Bubble Risk14:25 Casualty Pricing, Credit Markets & ILS Capital Flows16:43 Data Centres: AI Infrastructure as a New Specialty Line22:17 Geopolitics, War Risk & Aviation / Energy Exposures26:46 What the 1.1 Renewal Tells Us About the Next Phase29:00 Reinsurer Growth, ROE Pressure & M&A (Zurich / Beazley)33:18 Reinsurance Broker M&A & the Battle for Scale37:17 2026 Watchlist: Storm Season Scenarios, M&A & Wrap-Up

    38 min

  4. JAN 20

    Jeff Walton: Bitcoin as Collateral? Reinsurance's Capital Shake-Up | TRP #159

    What happens when a reinsurance expert dives headfirst into the world of Bitcoin? Jeff Walton, CRO at Strive, joins us to unpack how digital assets could reshape reinsurance balance sheets, collateral strategies, and risk modelling. It's reinsurance meets crypto—no hype, just serious capital talk with a sharp edge. EPISODE LINKS: Jeff's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-walton-3b39683a/ Strive: https://strive.com/ CONNECT WITH US: Say Hello: ⁠producer@thereinsurancepodcast.com⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.supercede.com⁠  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/supercedehq  X: ⁠https://twitter.com/SupercedeHQ⁠  YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SupercedeHQ⁠  RSS Feed: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/7e741c8c/podcast/rss⁠  OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro(00:37) Meet Jeff Walton, CRO at Strive(01:50) From Reinsurance Broker to Bitcoin Believer(05:18) Lessons from Hail & Wildfire Market Shocks(08:29) Inflation, Trend Risk & CPI Skepticism(11:52) Bitcoin as a Balance Sheet Strategy(14:00) Why Insurers Don’t Hold Bitcoin(17:50) Explaining Bitcoin Simply (Ledger, Math, and Trust)(21:35) Store of Value, Medium of Exchange & Square's Role(25:48) Bitcoin ETFs and Market Maturity(28:56) Digital Credit & Bitcoin-backed Yield Products(33:23) Transparency vs Private Credit Risk(36:15) Reinsurers Reconsidering Balance Sheet Allocations(38:26) Is Bitcoin the Only Game in Town?(41:10) Corporate Credit Built on Bitcoin(44:00) Reinsurance, Digital Assets & Regulatory Inroads(47:55) Final Advice to the Reinsurance Market(51:01) Wrap-up & Farewell

    52 min

  5. 12/16/2025

    Andrew Martin: Selling Cyber Insurance in a Soft Market | TRP #158

    Andrew Martin of DynaRisk joins us to explore how brokers and reinsurers can drive growth in a soft market, why embedded is booming, and how dark web intel can turn a “maybe” into a signed deal. EPISODE LINKS: Andrew's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewjm/ DynaRisk: https://dynarisk.com/ CONNECT WITH US: Say Hello: ⁠producer@thereinsurancepodcast.com⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.supercede.com⁠  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/supercedehq  X: ⁠https://twitter.com/SupercedeHQ⁠  YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SupercedeHQ⁠  RSS Feed: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/7e741c8c/podcast/rss⁠  OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro03:00 What DynaRisk Actually Does04:28 Why Services Are Crucial in Cyber Insurance06:10 Growing Cyber in a Soft Market08:10 The Global Opportunity for Embedded Cyber10:40 Matching Products to Local Market Needs13:10 Driving Engagement & Retention with Tech16:32 Using Data to Accelerate Cyber Sales20:12 The Future: Embedded, Affordable, Global Cyber

    26 min

  6. 12/09/2025

    The Reinsurance Games: Submission Nightmares | TRP #157

    Jerad and Ben jump into a round of Reinsurance Games - this time putting on their reinsurer and broker hats to roast the quirks of submission data, renewal season chaos, and the endless parade of “final” Excel files.CONNECT WITH US: Say Hello: ⁠producer@thereinsurancepodcast.com⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.supercede.com⁠  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/supercedehq  X: ⁠https://twitter.com/SupercedeHQ⁠  YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SupercedeHQ⁠  RSS Feed: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/7e741c8c/podcast/rss⁠ OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) - Intro (00:38) - The Reinsurance Games Return (01:02) - Reinsurer Edition - The “Data We Love”(04:33) - The Boxing Count Debate & Chaos Ensues (05:35) - Midnight Emails & Renewal Mayhem(10:44) - Wrap-Up

    12 min

  7. 12/02/2025

    How to Win in a Soft Market | TRP #156

    The market’s softening, brokers are under pressure, and renewal season is in full swing - so what should you actually be doing about it?CONNECT WITH US:Say Hello: ⁠producer@thereinsurancepodcast.com⁠Website: ⁠https://www.supercede.com⁠ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/supercedehq X: ⁠https://twitter.com/SupercedeHQ⁠ YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SupercedeHQ⁠ RSS Feed: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/7e741c8c/podcast/rss⁠ OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Intro(01:03) Renewal Season Insights(02:25) Market Softening & Broker Pressure(05:02) Dual Soft Markets Explained(07:12) Rise of Fee Income Strategies(09:27) MGA Boom & Valuations(11:02) Cedent Reactions & Data Use(18:21) Shifts in Talent & Tactics(22:19) Relationships Redefined by Data(26:48) Willis Re Returns & Wrap-Up

    28 min

  8. 11/28/2025

    Reinsurance News Roundup | November 2025

    Tom & Ben run through what’s happened within the world of reinsurance during the past month. CONNECT WITH US: Say Hello: ⁠producer@thereinsurancepodcast.com⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.supercede.com⁠  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/supercedehq  X: ⁠https://twitter.com/SupercedeHQ⁠  YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SupercedeHQ⁠  RSS Feed: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/7e741c8c/podcast/rss⁠  OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro01:07 The John Neal / AIG U-Turn02:32 Culture, Transparency & Lloyd’s 05:15 Market Outlook: Aon Reports Softening in EMEA06:11 Benign Loss Activity & Reinsurer Appetite08:12 Is Speed the Limiting Factor in Insurance?08:40 The AI Boom, Data Centres & Premium Growth09:14 Are Jobs Safe? 09:37 Gallagher Re Bullish on Latin America10:26 Closing Thoughts & What’s Next for TRP

    11 min
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Navigating the world of reinsurance can feel complex, but it doesn’t have to be dull. Join Jerad Leigh and Ben Rose—co-founders of Supercede and genuine reinsurance nerds enthusiasts—as they unravel the nuances of market dynamics. With industry expertise, they dive into the trends, challenges, and stories shaping the reinsurance landscape. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just looking for a little more knowledge to ensure the glazing over of eyes at parties, tune in for an engaging journey through the world of reinsurance!

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  • Creator
    The Reinsurance Podcast
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    306
  • Rating
    Clean
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