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As both carriers and reinsurers deal with softening markets, all eyes are on hurricane-prone areas.

Inigo CEO Richard Watson said the team is ready for its “second album”.

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The Corporation’s chair laid out plans to make Lloyd’s a preeminent market in the long term.

The CEO said the lack of portfolio crossover was highly attractive to Inigo.

There will also be a renewed focus on organic growth, both in P&C and across US and international operations.

The carrier’s chief buyer urged a partnership approach from reinsurers.

While investors recently have favored the “instant gratification” of supporting brokers and MGAs, start-up reinsurer Mereo CEO David Croom-Johnson said he thinks capital will “fall back in love” with balance-sheet companies who deliver consistent profitable results.

Scale is increasingly becoming a differentiator for reinsurance carriers, the broker noted.

Being conservative and stable is the name of the reinsurer’s game.

Earnings covers do not need to equal aggregate reinsurance deals, the broker said.

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