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Growth opportunity lies beyond ‘finite universe of risk’: BMS’s Dudley
The executive said the industry can continue to grow by embracing emerging threats.
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Michael Brooks, SVP, head of transactional liability, will be taking over temporarily.
The CUO noted that market-wide rate change in Q1 was down 3.3%, coming in below plan.
The platform could help reduce claims-cash holding times by 10 weeks.
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Incoming Lloyd's CEO Patrick Tiernan has several summits to conquer
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Assurex’s wholesaler aims to disrupt the value chain
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Postcard from Biba: Regulations relax, but cyclical pressures continue
Delegates welcomed the FCA’s red-tape cut, but said more is yet to come.
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Swiss Re net income jumps 16% to $1.3bn over Q1
16 May 2025
Analysis
Analysis
Soft conditions have led to “less acute" underwriting discipline, sources said.
More players are looking to the class in a bid for top-line growth.
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.
The executive said secular heightened risk trends would fuel the carrier’s primary expansion.
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.
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Markel
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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Arch
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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Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
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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Falvey Insurance Group
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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