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Jim Summers and John Fletcher: Building the new Willis Re
Jim Summers, chief executive of global specialties, and John Fletcher, chief executive at Willis Re Bermuda, lay the groundwork for this next generation reinsurance broker
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Reinsurers closely consider M&A opportunities as surplus capital deployment tool
Market commentators suggest that M&A opportunities encompassing specialty lines, MGAs, insurtechs and firms with a Lloyd’s footprint could be particularly attractive to reinsurers looking to redeploy capital for inorganic growth
Alternative capital now ‘embedded’ as ‘permanent form of capacity’ for reinsurance market as investor risk appetite and ILS scope expand
Alternative capital shows signs of perminancy and cat bonds ‘complement’ reinsurance pricing by ‘stepping in to provide more cover for frequency risk as reinsurers have retrenched from that’, according to Moody’s
Briefing: How to lose friends and alienate Rolex wearers
Clegg Gifford chief executive Toby Clegg questions whether a future advantage in underwriting may lie in more accurately pricing the risks originating from moral hazard and insured behaviour
Briefing: Dive In is ending – DEI cannot end with it
Ican co-founder Ajay Mistry looks back at the successes of DEI-focused insurance event Dive In – and says that what comes next will be vital
Matt Cox: Turning claims into a strategic asset at Allianz UK requires a 'mindset shift'
’This year’s pivot, from January onwards, has been to figure out how we maximise the benefit and the assets that we’ve got, as well as how we recognise claims itself as a strategic asset in the whole of the insurance cycle,’ says chief claims officer
Ellie Jackson: From ‘ditzy’ apprentice to ‘tenacious’ broker MD in five years – How thoughtful succession planning is unlocking new growth opportunities at Robert Gerrard
The 28-year-old managing director bringing ‘a little bit of Essex in every boardroom’ as she homes in on international opportunities, new scheme potential and a talent first mindset for her incoming era of leadership
Chris Jones: IUA’s focus on underwriting expertise has become ‘more important than ever’
‘When you’re in those really difficult times, the actual underwriting expertise, the risk management expertise, the discipline and getting the contract wording right is absolutely essential,’ says chief executive
TechTalk: Insurtech revolution enters a ‘second coming’ as investment shifts
‘These swaggering insurtechs claimed that they were going to change the world, but they weren’t selling any insurance – there wasn’t a scalable, solid concept there,’ says executive director
Briefing: Insurance sector offers trust and opportunity as students face results day
Briefing: Robotic repairs and drone delivery – the future of insurance is hardware
AI-powered insurance shopping already rivalling brokers and telephone enquiries
Briefing: AI will not replace specialist brokers – but it will define the exceptional ones
ETrading enters ‘next phase’ as brokers demand speed and flexibility
Briefing: How to lose friends and alienate Rolex wearers
Only specialist lines see growth as commercial sector suffers seventh quarter of GWP falls
Jim Summers and John Fletcher: Building the new Willis Re
Beyond the D-word – does insurance still believe in diversity?
Briefing: Dive In is ending – DEI cannot end with it
Matt Cox: Turning claims into a strategic asset at Allianz UK requires a 'mindset shift'
Briefing: Are large retailers aiming to disrupt the UK insurance market?
Ellie Jackson: From ‘ditzy’ apprentice to ‘tenacious’ broker MD in five years – How thoughtful succession planning is unlocking new growth opportunities at Robert Gerrard
TechTalk: Insurtech revolution enters a ‘second coming’ as investment shifts
Briefing: What is contextualised care and what does it mean for pet insurance?
A drier risk landscape – is UK insurance keeping pace with drought?
Briefing: Fewer FOS complaints begins with better claims decisions
Chris Jones: IUA’s focus on underwriting expertise has become ‘more important than ever’
Kaspar Harsaae: Software platform founder to launch MGA as proof of concept
The Big Question: Why has UK broker M&A slowed – and what can UKGI expect next from acquisition activity?
In Focus: Can Burnham’s devolution plan solve insurance’s talent problem?
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