Opinion

The start-up debate looks like just one of those frequent areas where Lloyd’s struggles to contain its own contradictions.

AIG's takeout of Validus remains a great deal for the target's shareholders. So why would they vote against an executive payout?

Alongside the champagne, yachts and canapes of Monte Carlo are some old-fashioned - and unpleasant - attitudes.

In the no-nonsense style for which he is well known, Evan Greenberg made short work of the argument for doing business at Lloyd’s.

Lloyd’s CEO Inga Beale has spoken frequently about technology underpinning global expansion. And it always looked slightly abstract.

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When regulators act, organisations under their purview pay attention. At least, that’s the general idea.

One of the major post-HIM talking points in reinsurance circles was the question of whether there was a gap in loss estimates recognised by individual carriers and the overall anticipated industry burden.

Innovation and the exhortation for organisations to change will never go out of style.

Have you watched the TV series Billions yet? If not, I urge you in the strongest terms to do so.

If the Axa-XL tie-up and AIG's acquisition of Validus have anything in common, they show that (re)insurer M&A deals are being struck quickly behind closed doors - with the protracted battles that emerged during the last round of consolidation not yet in sight.

And it's off, sweeping past its rivals and getting into its stride. The ground is soft, the fences are steep but it's looking determined. Could it, possibly, win the day?