Opinion

London carriers were bullish on the opportunity ahead and suggested new ways of working will continue to evolve.

Announcements and interviews at the UN conference have shed light on the tools emerging to help carriers decarbonise their underwriting portfolios.

Even without the uncertainty of an imminent takeover, the path ahead will not be easy for Ascot.

The Treasury is yet to clarify its plans to introduce ‘call in’ powers against regulators, or detail how regulators will be held accountable over a new growth duty.

PE funds considering a play in the catastrophe space are far more likely to be looking for an alpha play.

Acrisure’s Flux syndicate will be a test case for a broker’s presence at Lloyd’s, one which rivals will watch closely.

The opportunity to set in statute meaningful powers and metrics to hold financial regulators accountable will reach a tipping point in the coming weeks, as the Financial Services and Markets Bill progresses through the next parliamentary stages.

Overcapacity in upstream energy means the immediate impact of the move will be limited.

As reinsurers have walked away from certain risks in Florida, the state will need to keep some parts of its insurance infrastructure healthy – but without making the public markets too attractive.

Several studies have shown how the industry might tackle its poor D&I record. Business leaders must now take up the baton.

Rising reinsurance rates provide both an opportunity and a challenge for the Lloyd’s market.

Financial Secretary Andrew Griffith will have oversight of reforms to FCA and PRA operations, but how far he’ll take that mandate is an open question.