Conduit

London’s major carriers have projected bullish messages on a prolonged hard market for property, while acknowledging other classes are in very different cycles.

The carrier reported a comprehensive result of $78.6mn – its first interim profit.

Rebecca Shelley has worked in investor relations and communications roles at Norwich Union, Prudential and Tesco.

At this week's Bermuda Climate Summit, speakers heralded the Island's future as a centre of excellence for climate-related innovation and risk transfer.

A panel of sustainability leaders from Conduit Re, Axa XL, Convex and Vantage Risk discussed the need for a consistent methodology to measure underwriting emissions at the Bermuda Climate Summit.

Most carriers were keen to talk about how they are taking on the ongoing hard market in Q1, but some complexities partly offset their good news.

The carrier said it was on track to hit a mid-80s combined ratio by the end of the year while continuing to prioritise the most attractive classes of business.

Reforms to the UK listing regime may enhance prospects of an insurance firm opting to IPO in London in future, but several broader problems, including liquidity issues, will also affect such a decision, according to industry sources.

Mario Binetti will be responsible for leading Conduit’s global casualty underwriting team.

Reclassifying expenses as underwriting or corporate costs for different reporting metrics is set to get more complex under IFRS17.

Analysts said Conduit is well positioned to benefit from the attractive conditions in reinsurance.

The Bermudian reported 1.1 risk-adjusted price increases of 19%.