Interviews

Sean McGovern, chair of the London Market Group, outlined why it is critical for the trade body’s outreach programme to build the market’s talent pipeline and attract data science expertise.

The wholesaler’s new chief said owners Cinven and GIC have “long-term ambitions” for Miller now it has “regained its mojo”.

Mark Cloutier set out Aspen’s plans for top-line 2023 growth in the range of 10%, and a continued strategy of pursuing rate rather than exposure growth in property cat.

The broking CEO set out the London wholesaler’s growth strategy a year on from the AUB takeover announcement.

The broker’s international chairman said that without an influx of new capacity, the market will remain disciplined.

MS Amlin Syndicate 2001 – one of the largest in the Lloyd’s market – reported a combined ratio of 99.9% for 2022.

The executives said the P&I market needs to be “very careful” about underwriting conditions.

Gard’s best underwriting results in 15 years was driven by the “extraordinary” lack of large losses in its commercial marine and energy business last year, according to CEO Rolf Thore Roppestad.

The executive said the carrier had sufficient “dry powder” to expand in hard market conditions.

The executive said the low claims of 2022 and the large losses of 2021 were anomalous.

The MGA’s international platform hopes to bring in MGA underwriters looking for US expansion.

John Thompson, Graham Kilby, Richard Peers and Russ Nichols will take the top jobs.