5 Minute Takes

Lloyd’s Blueprint Two will modernize the market’s systems and expand its presence globally, said Aidan O'Neill, CEO at DOCOsoft.

Places in the market where companies should still be defensive include emerging risks such as geopolitical risk, climate, and economic uncertainty, said Christian Dunleavy, Group Chief Underwriting Officer, Aspen.

High excess cyber in the U.S. have seen rates drop by 20-30%, but pricing is expected to stabilize by the third quarter, said Ari Chatterjee, chief underwriting officer

In conversation with Karen Clark, co-founder and CEO of KCC

Swiss Re's head of facultative P&C reinsurance for EMEA discusses the current state of the market, and how the hard treaty market impacts facultative.

Swiss Re's chief casualty underwriter discusses the biggest challenges facing the casualty industry today.

Alfonso Valera offers his thoughts on the recent Rendez-Vous de Septembre conference, and his expectations for the coming 1.1 renewals.

Jens Melhorn discusses how secondary perils have impacted the property underwriting business in EMEA.

Swiss Re's head of P&C reinsurance for southern and western Europe discusses the ongoing renewals discussions in the region.

The CEO of BMS Re talks about the company's move into the MGA program business, and offers his thoughts on the state of the market.

Jack Hickey discusses the evolution of the MGA and the most interesting trends in the space today.

Meg Green asks interviewees at Target Markets in Scottsdale AZ whether there is a risk of program business expanding too rapidly.