Opinion

The French carrier has replaced Laurent Rousseau with Swiss Re’s Thierry Léger - midway through a remedial journey. Can a third CEO in two years resolve the carrier’s issues?

Exclusions and coverage changes absolutely make sense as a goal, but some wordings have thrown up additional risks.

The association showed strong leadership and innovative thinking to increase the number of women on its panel without sacrificing fairness.

A harder reinsurance market will make its impacts felt throughout 2023.

While BMS has achieved a solid price and a favourable investor structure, there are signs of a cooler M&A market ahead.

The outcome over the debate on narrowing cat reinsurance coverage will not be an all-or-nothing bet, with all perils deals with exclusions not a polar opposite of named perils coverage.

The London market proved resilient in the face of twin shocks from geopolitical and natural disaster.

The Corporation is signalling that it wants to be as responsive as possible to allow syndicates to manoeuvre – but will it merely float with the tide of inflation or can growth take off?

Several structural factors, including the pricing cycle, make insurers more insulated from US activist states. 

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.