OAK Global looks to deepen client relationships after rapid Lloyd’s build-out
Cathal Carr, founder and CEO of OAK Global, discusses the reinsurer’s rapid expansion at Lloyd’s, its hybrid capital model, move into retro and how a greenfield technology strategy is shaping its approach to emerging risks
Escalating ‘intensity of hail’ in SCS events driving claims costs and motor damage – Perils
The re/insurance market has to become more focused on mitigation as hail increasingly drives ‘billion dollar’ insured loss events, says chief executive
London ‘getting its mojo back’ in reinsurance, says LMG’s Wagstaff
Caroline Wagstaff, CEO of the London Market Group, says progress on the UK captive regime shows sustained lobbying is paying off, despite the revolving door of recent UK politics, while looming recruitment pressures and AI’s transformative influence are forcing the London market to rethink its talent pipeline
Willis Re appoints Eckert CEO
Conduit Re co-founder will lead Willis Re’s global broking and advisory business after completing his current contractual obligations
Fitch Ratings: 1/1 renewals will have T&Cs focus and be 'less price led'
At the RVS conference, the credit rating agency confirmed its ‘deteriorating’ sector outlook for 2027 – however, it flagged that this negativity was ‘nuanced’ and maintained confidence ‘that most reinsurers will be able to navigate this challenging phase of the cycle’
Carrick targets selective legacy growth as MGA market creates new opportunities
Carrick Holdings is targeting selective growth in the legacy market, as Phil Hernon argues disciplined pricing is more important than following the broader insurance cycle
Hamilton Re eyes selective casualty growth
Amid market softening, Adrian Daws explains why Hamilton Re is ready to shift appetite across casualty subclasses to protect price adequacy
KCC’s Clark: AI can sharpen cat models without making them a black box
AI-informed physical models can help re/insurers keep pace with climate change, but Karen Clark argues that transparency, frequent updates and real-world validation are essential if the technology is to improve underwriting decisions
Specialism over scale: Finding alpha in a softening market
As re/insurance pricing softens, specialist MGAs with disciplined underwriting, strong data and long-term capacity relationships are best placed to generate differentiated returns through the cycle, argues Tom Sambrook, group chief underwriting officer, Brace Underwriting
Cyber reinsurance market softens as AI and infrastructure risks start to emerge
Ariel Re’s Dan Carr and Lockton Re’s Oli Brew see abundant capacity keeping pressure on cyber pricing, even as liability trends, critical infrastructure dependencies and AI add new uncertainty to the risk landscape
Swiss Re: ‘Zero’ appetite for new liability business, citing legal system abuse
With commercial liability losses reaching $174bn in the US last year, Swiss Re’s CEO explains that legal system abuse is driving claims payouts that ‘are not connected with the original underwriting assumptions’ – leaving the reinsurer ‘very concerned’
Reinsurance conversation must move ‘beyond price’ – Everest
Everest Group’s North America treaty reinsurance head Jason Busti said underwriting discipline and price adequacy will remain central as the reinsurer looks to deepen client partnerships and pursue selective growth
Cedar Trace targets 2027 Lloyd’s launch with $300m syndicate
New syndicate will write reinsurance and delegated insurance business, adding Lloyd’s capacity and distribution to Cedar Trace’s existing Bermuda platform
SiriusPoint ready to redeploy capital amid market softening – Egan
Chief executive Scott Egan says four years of turnaround work have put SiriusPoint on stronger footing with cedants and ratings agencies. That discipline now guides where capital goes next, with aviation flagged as the area still most in need of a rate fix
MS Amlin backs NDF as climate resilience model targets scale
MS Amlin’s $50m commitment to the Natural Disaster Fund aims to turn emerging-market climate resilience into a scalable commercial opportunity, the executive team from MS Amlin and CelsiusPro explain
HDI secures Lloyd’s approval in principle for Syndicate 2029
New syndicate will expand HDI Global’s access to Lloyd’s licences and distribution as part of its Xcelerate29 growth strategy
Howden Re launches Novark to bring capital markets infrastructure to insurance risk
The reinsurance broker’s new Bermuda-based platform will provide near real-time information on insurance investments as Howden Re looks to broaden institutional access to alternative capital
Hannover Re targets LatAm and European growth
Reinsurer hopes to plug ‘substantive protection gap’ identified in certain geographies, as well as take advantage of evolving risk environment to grow in certain product areas
Lloyd’s set to diversify with ‘very good’ syndicate pipeline – AM Best
Following a financial strength rating upgrade in 2024, support for syndicates has grown in the Lloyd’s market, with new geographies and products coming into scope
Cyber infrastructure clauses are inconsistent and could swing loss ratios by 15 points, Lockton Re warns
Critical infrastructure exclusions on cyber insurance could produce materially different loss outcomes depending on how they are drafted and interpreted, with Lockton Re modelling a 20% relative reduction in industry loss ratios at the 1-in-50 return period
AI can cut reinsurance’s operational drag – Mea Platform
Reinsurers are increasingly looking to AI to improve workflows and data quality as softening market conditions raise the importance of operational efficiency, says chief executive
Look beyond recency bias as property cat softens – MS Re’s Bruniecki
MS Re’s new group CUO Jörg Bruniecki says abundant capacity is increasing competitive pressure, but technical discipline, long-term relationships and the ’permanence of capital’ remain central to strategy
APCL: Lloyd’s still attractive but syndicate selection paramount
Robert Flach and Kate Tongue of APCL argue Lloyd’s rewards patient investors – if they back the syndicates strong enough to weather the coming soft market
Eric Malterre: ASR expansion will retain underwriting discipline
Africa Specialty Risks’ expansion into new developing markets will not come at the cost of underwriting standards and consistency, Eric Malterre assures GR
LIRG targets Barbados reinsurer launch as ILW platform expands
Mark Groenheide said LIRG is seeking an additional $200m-$300m for its ILW portfolio as it prepares to establish a Class II reinsurer in Barbados
Westfield Specialty rebalances as property competition intensifies
Westfield Specialty is prepared to shrink in more competitive classes as it targets higher-margin opportunities across a diversified specialty portfolio, CEO Jack Kuhn said at RVS 2026
IGI: PV premiums must rise to restore market sustainability
Political violence and terrorism insurers need to generate more premium globally as tighter reinsurance terms leave the direct market retaining more losses, according to IGI group chief underwriting officer Chris Jarvis, speaking with GR editor David Benyon for an episode of The Political Risk Podcast
Sidecars steering towards casualty and specialty risks - Aon
In the last two years, there has been ‘a true expansion of sidecars into either whole account sidecar structures or casualty-based structures’, driving ‘a great deal of attention’ from investors, says Aon
AM Best ringfences broker facilities as ‘net credit negative’ risk
Rating agency’s managing director of analytics explained that ‘reduced underwriting control’ is a ‘primary concern’ for reinsurers navigating the soft market cycle
RVS 2026 cover story: Building the new Willis Re
GR editor David Benyon spoke to the advance guard of the return of Willis Re, Jim Summers, CEO of global specialties, and John Fletcher, CEO of Willis Re Bermuda, as they lay the groundwork for this next generation reinsurance broker.
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Reinsurance will stand up to Irma – JLT Re
While comparisons to Hurricane Andrew were made, JLT Re executives believe the industry will react better this time
Guy Carpenter's James Nash
Guy Carpenter’s James Nash discusses his firm’s reorganisation, the uptick in reinsurance purchasing and why insurers are playing catch-up
AIR estimates top industry insured losses of $40bn for US from Irma
AIR makes early predictions at Monte Carlo RVS 2017
UK regulators could prove a blocker for London’s ILS ambitions
Guy Carpenter’s Des Potter speaks to Global Reinsurance during Monte Carlo RVS 2017 season
Hamilton Re's Kathleen Reardon
The Hamilton boss thinks insurance needs to catch up to stay relevant
Cat bond concentration in Florida at risk with Irma looming
Experts outline the potential impact at RVS 2017
Reinsurers ‘living off the past’ with reserve development, says AM Best
AM Best sheds light on underlying negative trends in reinsurance at RVS 2017
(Re)insurers should intensify R&D to stay relevant, says Stephan Ruoff
For Monte Carlo RVS 2017, we ask Tokio Millennium Re chief executive Stephan Ruoff what is on the horizon for the (re)insurance industry in 2017 and beyond
Willis Re’s Andrew Newman, Mark Hvidsten and Andrew Johnston
Change is inevitable – and brokers are thought to be at the sharp end of it. But is this perception accurate? We ask three senior executives at Willis Re about the need to innovate and the challenges posed by insurtech
Q&A: Thomas Lillelund, on being Aspen Re chief executive
The new Aspen Re CEO speaks with Global Reinsurance about making a big splash in a crowded marketplace
Monte Carlo Archive 2016
At the forefront of disruption
Ahead of this year´s RVS, Willis Re gobal chief executive John Cavanagh talked to Global Reinsurance about the WTW merger, disruption and the need to be proactive
ILS: Opportunities for collaboration
Munich Re hosted its 8th ILS Roundtable at 2016 Monte Carlo RVS
Assumptions about shrinking market, ‘not wholly true’
Hannover Re chief Ulrich Wallin revealed growth plans at Monte Carlo breakfast briefing
GR Monte Carlo Daily - Day 3
Available in hard copy at Monte Carlo RVS, or online, read our daily to stay up to speed with the latest from Monte and insight into some of the industry’s hottest topics
Capital partnerships: the way forward
Axis Re Chief executive Jay Nichols talked to Global Reinsurance during this year´s RVS
AM Best holds its negative outlook for the reinsurance sector
AM Best experts held a briefing at the Monte Carlo RVS
GR Monte Carlo Daily - Day 2
Available in hard copy at Monte Carlo RVS, or online, read our daily to stay up to speed with the latest from Monte and insight into some of the industry’s hottest topics
John Berger: "Our investment model is easing pressure of soft rates"
Third Point Re’s chief executive talked to Global Reinsurance at this year´s RVS
GR Monte Carlo Daily - Day 1
Available in hard copy at Monte Carlo RVS, or online, read our daily to stay up to speed with the latest from Monte and insight into some of the industry’s hottest topics
GR Monte Carlo Special 2016
This special Monte Carlo RVS edition of Global Reinsurance includes: profiles with ex-Lloyd’s chairman Max Taylor and IGI chief executive Wasef Jabsheh; analysis on man-made earthquakes and big data; and interview with group Willis Towers Watson group chief executive John Haley; and our Monte Carlo Top 20 Cedants report
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