Undercurrents: Still “gas in the tank” for fronting carriers to increase MGA participationIn the latest article in The Insurer’s Undercurrents series, author William Pitt delves into the rapid expansion of the MGA sector, saying there’s still “gas in the tank” for fronting carriers to allocate more capacity to the sector.
The P&C underwriting environment in North America overall is quite favourable, financial lines aside, with pricing exceeding loss costs, which remained steadyChubb CEO Evan Greenberg following the carrier’s Q1 results
Oxbow’s Versi: Carbon credit market to reach $1bn in premium by 2030 TVConsultancy firm Oxbow Partners and pioneering carbon credit insurer Kita have described the growth opportunity within the ESG sector, and carbon credits in particular, as “the next cyber” for insurers.
TV Leading VoicesClimateKCC’s Clark: Climate change means more $20bn-$40bn industry loss eventsKaren Clark has said that while scientific consensus has determined climate change is not impacting hurricane frequency, it is driving severity higher and that the industry should be prepared to absorb more loss events ranging between $20bn and $40bn.Wed 21 Dec 2022
TV Panel DebateESGPanel debate: Chaucer/Moody’s scorecard key to enabling measurable action in wider ESG journeyThis year has been one of significant momentum for the (re)insurance markets in relation to ESG, with the industry markedly increasing its focus on assessing risk through an ESG lens.Thu 15 Dec 2022
TV Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum SeriesESGKey takeaways from RenRe’s latest Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum 2022October saw RenaissanceRe’s 16th annual Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum hosted in London, in partnership with ClimateWise and The Insurer.Tue 8 Nov 2022
TV Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum SeriesESGCISL’s Seega: Cross-industry collaboration “absolutely key” to solving puzzle of climateThe issue of climate change cannot be solved on its own, and it is “absolutely key” that (re)insurers collaborate with other industries to tackle this problem, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)’s Nina Seega has warned.Tue 8 Nov 2022
RenRe’s Carr: Industry must create momentum behind climate sustainability or face a “tragedy on the horizon”
Zurich’s Streidl: Russia-Ukraine conflict to fast-track new energy projects but data scarcity will challenge underwriting