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. 5D AGO

    Reinsurance News | April 2026

    Ben & Jerad 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 Intro01:19 1/4 Renewals & Softening Rates02:34 Record Reinsurance Capital03:43 Cedent Performance & Data Quality04:56 Lloyd’s Syndicate Results06:00 Performance Variation Across Lloyd’s07:22 Reinsurance Strategy Across Syndicates08:32 Q1 Cat Losses & Secondary Perils09:29 Non-Hurricane Losses to Watch11:03 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast11:35 What Could Move Pricing?12:34 Aggregate Covers & Selective Capacity12:49 Q1 Cat Bond Activity13:20 Third-Party Capital & Investor Appetite14:42 Cat Bonds as a Competitive Pressure16:14 Softening Isn’t Universal17:05 Marine, War, Energy & Political Violence18:36 Specialist Risk as Revenue Opportunity19:26 Pricing Risk Through the Cycle19:47 April Wrap-Up

    21 min

  2. APR 28

    How Brokers Prove Work with a Client Workspace | TRP #168

    In this episode, Ben and Jerad put reinsurance brokers centre stage and tackle one of the market’s most awkward questions: how do brokers actually prove the value of the work they do? EPISODE LINKS: Client Workspace for Reinsurance Brokers 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 Intro01:28 Why Broker Value Is Hard to See02:50 Outcomes vs Evidencing the Work04:28 Why Technology Matters for Brokers05:13 Making Broker Work Visible06:01 The Risk of Black-Box AI07:12 Explaining the “How” and “Why”08:02 When Broker Data Creates Confusion09:34 Introducing Client Workspace10:22 Turning Data into a Living Workbench12:20 Helping Clients Make Better Decisions13:53 Evidence Over “Trust Us”14:49 Showing the Receipts15:33 The Map Analogy: Advice You Can Follow16:48 Remembering Why Decisions Were Made18:14 Tracking Market Conditions and Assumptions19:46 The Broker’s Spreadsheet Nightmare20:19 Cold Sweats During Renewal Season21:29 Building a Shared Space for Brokers and Cedents22:04 Final Thoughts on Client Workspace

    23 min

  3. APR 21

    How to Improve Placement Outcomes | TRP #167

    Reinsurance strategy doesn’t need to be abstract. In this episode, we break down practical ways to improve placement outcomes, make clearer decisions, and extract more value from your programme. Expect actionable thinking on data, discipline, and execution — the small changes that materially improve results at renewal and beyond. 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 01:42 Market Context & Cycle Positioning 04:18 Broker–Reinsurer Dynamics 08:55 Technology Reality Check 12:11 Data & Placement Strategy 16:03 Key Takeaways

    20 min

  4. APR 14

    Using AI for Reinsurance | TRP #166

    AI is everywhere, but where does it genuinely add value in reinsurance? We unpack where AI helps, where it struggles, and why human expertise still matters. From cost realities to creativity limits, this episode explores how practitioners can adopt AI pragmatically without losing the relationships, judgement, and innovation that drive the market.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 Intro00:54 What AI Actually Is02:03 Hallucinations & Why Models Guess04:10 Where AI Works (and Where It Doesn’t)05:44 AI Use Cases in Reinsurance 09:30 ROI Reality Check for Enterprise AI Spend11:00 The AI Arms Race & IPO Economics13:04 Can AI Truly Innovate in Reinsurance?16:00 “AI Slop” Reinsurance Products17:05 Data Scarcity in Reinsurance vs Other Industries20:04 Trust, Relationships & the Human Advantage22:12 Efficiency vs Value 23:24 Where AI Actually Helps Practitioners24:40 Balancing Technology with Human Expertise

    25 min

  5. APR 7

    Placement Intelligence | TRP #165

    Renewal is the most consequential thing a cedent does all year. Most treat it like a handover. Placement Intelligence is what it looks like when you stop outsourcing your situational awareness. Live signals across placements, brokers, and market appetite, in one place and in time to actually matter. The gap between passive process manager and someone who controls their capital? Not strategic capacity. Information. 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 00:42 Reinsurance Intelligence02:05 Fragmented Placement Processes04:18 Timing of Information Matters in Renewals06:18 Diversifying Brokers vs Maintaining Oversight08:24 Real-Time Insight as Competitive Advantage10:07 From Passive Buyer to Active Deal Leader12:02 Control for Reinsurance Buyers13:42 Speed to Clarity & Decision-Making Power16:28 Managing Subjectivities & Internal Alignment17:55 Real-Time Collaboration Between Brokers & Clients19:02 Technology & Relationships20:11 Influence Across the Reinsurance Ecosystem

    23 min

  6. MAR 31

    The Iran Conflict Explained Through Insurance | TRP #164

    War has pushed insurance into the headlines — but how does marine war cover actually work? We unpack what’s really happening in the Iran conflict, why premiums are surging, and how energy disruption, geopolitics, and uncertainty could reshape reinsurance markets ahead of Monte Carlo, Baden-Baden, and 1/1 renewals. 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 02:01 How marine war cover actually works 04:03 Insurance as a risk signal, not a green light 04:40 War exclusions, fortuity, and policy structure 06:20 Why insurers stop covering new ships entering war zones 07:02 Premium spikes and why some voyages still go ahead 08:14 When insurance costs start to look absurd 09:42 Sanctions, shadow fleets, and political pressure 11:11 Why uninsured ships cannot dock 12:57 The US-backed reinsurance scheme and capacity questions 14:04 Macro impacts: oil, markets, and insurer balance sheets 16:52 Deep uncertainty and what it means for the market cycle 18:18 Indirect losses: BI, trade disruption, and contract frustration 19:29 Tourism, confidence shocks, and falling asset values 21:23 Strategy under uncertainty: how firms should think about it 22:35 Global energy stress and the scramble for supply 25:24 Energy dependence, AI demand, and planning horizons 26:01 Who can actually end this conflict? 27:19 Why Iran may feel it has leverage 29:30 America’s unclear endgame 32:49 What happens next 34:24 Outro

    35 min

  7. MAR 27

    Reinsurance News | March 2026

    Ben & Jerad 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

    23 min

  8. MAR 24

    InsureTV: How Smart Insurers Build Trust Before the Claim | TRP #163

    Benjamin Bracken and Mark Colegate of InsureTV lifts the lid on how insurers actually build credibility with brokers and buyers before a claim ever happens. We explore why authentic expertise beats corporate messaging, how video is reshaping distribution, and why trust — not price — is becoming the real competitive advantage in modern insurance markets. EPISODE LINKS: Benjamin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-bracken-89976564/ Mark's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-colegate-69a83745/ InsureTV: https://www.insuretv.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 Intro02:16 The origin story: from AssetTV to insurance05:34 Insurance media adoption vs asset management07:31 Underinsurance, market growth, & broader distribution08:18 Are insurers more comfortable on camera now?11:09 COVID, authenticity, and off-script conversations15:29 Education, expertise, & helping professionals get better22:33 Do professionals still watch long-form content?26:06 Why nuance beats snackable content in insurance28:25 Trust, claims, & why short-form has limits29:48 Why firms come on the show in a soft market32:02 AI, brokers, & proving human value33:19 Claims support, external experts, & trust by association35:24 Showing value beyond “a piece of paper”37:34 Why video drives stronger retention than text40:11 The future: AI avatars, authenticity, & training

    46 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
    316
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © The Reinsurance Podcast
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