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Fidelis Insurance Q1 CoR jumps 29.8 points to 115.6%
The Bermudian's first quarter cat losses totalled $333.3mn, compared to $103mn a year ago.
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A roundup of all the news you need, including the appointment of Conduit Re’s CEO.
New CEO Eckert said Conduit had taken “decisive action” after the LA wildfires.
The carrier has also added AIG’s Alice Hawkins to its aviation unit.
Opinion
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‘It is an underwriter’s market’: Munich Re Specialty’s Kerner
The executive said secular heightened risk trends would fuel the carrier’s primary expansion.
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Conduit Re names Eckert permanent CEO
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FCA strips back insurance rule book
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Analysis
Analysis
More players are looking to the class in a bid for top-line growth.
Pushing through technological change and maintaining underwriting results are top of agenda.
Sentiment at the ILS Connect event hosted by Insurance Insider ILS was generally positive.
Beazley, Hiscox and Lancashire all grew in Q1 despite widespread rate decreases.
Interviews
The exec said if he were a carrier CEO, now is the time he would start looking for deals.
Jacqui Ferrier speaks with Insurance Insider in her first interview since taking the reins.
The executive criticised the ongoing underrepresentation of women in senior leadership roles.
Lloyd’s chair Bruce Carnegie-Brown officially hands over to Charles Roxburgh today.
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As AI and data analytics reshape the insurance industry, Brendan Hanley, managing director of binding P&C at Markel, explains how these tools can offer real efficiency gains.
Jack Kuhn, President of Westfield Specialty, discusses the shifting market cycles and changing landscape at RISKWORLD 2025.
Alliant is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and is the ‘furthest thing from a serial acquirer,’ Greg Zimmer, CEO, Alliant, said at RISKWORLD 2025.
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Today’s casualty market is “challenging” driven by shrinking capacity and tightening excess layers, said Pete McGuinness, EVP, national accounts casualty, for Arch.
Uncertainty around political climate, weather and a possible recession is firming the market, said Wendy Houser, President, wholesale and specialty, Markel.
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Private equity investors may not have the same timeline as the multi-year construction projects they’ve invested in, which could leave surety writers holding the keys if private equity walks away, said Mike Keimig, president and CEO of Markel Surety.
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Parametric insurance and multi-year, multi-line structured solutions are two tools that can help insureds manage natural catastrophes, said Katie McGrath, regional CEO of North America for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.
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Jack Falvey, CEO of Falvey Insurance Group, talked to Insider on Air about what sets his MGA apart in an increasingly crowded field and why “just having relationships” isn’t enough anymore.
Kathleen Reardon, CEO of Hiscox Re & ILS, also talked about the impact of the California wildfires and why it’s important for cedants to work with a reinsurer with strong underwriting and modelling skills when disaster strikes.
While significant, the fires are expected to be an earnings rather than a capital event for the industry, John Huff, CEO of the Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers, said.
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