Insurance Insider - Behind the Headlines Sam Casey
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Get the inside scoop on the major stories shaping the London Market through discussions with the journalists who broke them with insights from industry professionals on what these developments mean for the (re)insurance sector.
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Behind the Headlines: Israel escalation and Convex's Paul Brand on building and running a $4bn (re)insurer
Convex CEO Paul Brand discusses building and running a $4bn (re)insurer. And Insurance Insider's Rachel Dalton provides an update on Dubai flooding and reinsurance coverage in the Middle East.
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Behind the Headlines: 1.4 recap and Howden Re's Sandy Warne on political violence in a 'world on fire'
Insurance Insider lead reporter Rachel Dalton runs down the key highlights of the 1.4 reinsurance renewals as capacity returned to the market. Howden Re's head of terrorism and political violence Sandy Warne explains how the political violence insurance market is responding to a period of war and geopolitical upheaval, in a year when around 40% of the world's population are heading to the polls.
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Behind the Headlines: Baltimore Bridge fallout and CFC’s George Beattie on the carbon market
In this episode:
The latest from the marine market as it weighs up the implications of the bridge collapse in Baltimore. Early indications are the claim could eclipse losses from Costa Concordia, stretching into the billions.
We also hear from, head of innovation at CFC George Beattie as he breaks down the opportunities CFC sees in the carbon market, following its recent entry into the class of business. -
Behind the Headlines: Lloyd's results 2023 and Tokio Marine Kiln's Syal on the record
In this episode:
Insurance Insider editor in chief Catrin Shi helps unpack Lloyd’s preliminary 2023 results, and offers her perspective on Aviva’s acquisition of Probitas.
Incoming chief underwriting officer at Tokio Marine Kiln Vivek Syal gives his outlook for the business and broader underwriting conditions.
We also discuss the Tokio Marine Kiln’s view on treaty reinsurance, after it exited the class of business in 2022. Syal said that a potential re-entry is not off the table, if the conditions are right. -
Behind the Headlines: Lloyd's 2025 strategy and WTW's Swift on the waning hard market
Alistair Swift – head of global lines of business, corporate risk and broking at WTW – tells Behind the Headlines we are past the peak of the hard market.
Underwriters are like black cab drivers and are only ever going to talk the market up. Growth ambitions are increasing competition and putting pressure on rates. A desire to expand is being driven by broadly adequate rates across most classes. Editor-at-large Adam McNestrie provides in-depth analysis for Lloyd’s strategy through to 2025, as Lloyd’s looks to become a $100bn marketplace.
The Corporation is going ‘big game hunting’ to attract major global insurers to the market.Lloyd’s is looking to capitalise further on the booming excess & surplus market in the US.Tensions could emerge around hitting growth ambitions and retaining strong underwriting results, as stellar performance is anticipated for 2023.