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Gallagher Re’s Wakefield and Flasinski: “Our focus is on being the most client centric”

Gallagher Re’s transformation into one of the largest global reinsurance brokers since its acquisition of Willis Re nearly three years ago has been anchored in its focus on client needs, according to CEO Tom Wakefield.

Verisk’s Shavel: AI making it easier to calculate casualty exposures

With deteriorating conditions in the casualty market dominating discussions at this year’s Rendez-Vous, Verisk CEO Lee Shavel has flagged AI as a powerful tool for (re)insurers to better calculate their exposures.

MS Re’s Wiest: Capacity is there at the right price

After two years of tighter market conditions, primary insurers will be looking to offload some of the risk they are holding on their balance sheets to reinsurers, according to MS Reinsurance’s Robert Wiest.

Moody’s Muir-Wood: Social and economic inflation make parametric covers appealing

Moody’s Robert Muir-Wood believes parametric coverage has a “big future”, with the executive also highlighting ways carriers can help overcome issues with basis risk.

Lockton Re’s Bisset: Retro capacity to rise as clients seek frequency covers

Retro capacity is set to expand at 1.1 but any increases are unlikely to be sufficient to push retentions down, according to Lockton Re’s Bob Bisset.

Axis’ Freeman: Cyber no different from any other risk, everything correlates in the tail

Aon’s Schultz: Cyber ILS poised for growth in wake of CrowdStrike outage

Twelve Capital’s Ramseier: Size matters more than ever in the ILS market

Ruth Lux: Insurers can play critical role in climate resilience planning

Pitt: Insurance sector's poor data management a barrier to capacity coming into the industry

Skyward’s Robinson: Litigation finance could push insurance out of key sectors

TWFG’s Bunch: Successful IPO reflects “pent-up” investor demand for brokers, new issues

Aon’s Minor: Ukraine public-private ri treaty should be replicated in other locations

Wagstaff: Labour's victory brings “change and continuity" for London Market

Arbol CEO: $60mn Series B funding to target US homeowners insurance

Swiss Re’s Holzheu: Falling interest rates unlikely to lessen industry returns

RiverStone’s Tanzer: Scale critical as legacy market demand shifts towards capital release

Turner: MS Amlin’s hurricane losses could increase by 40% by 2050

Iram: Flow Specialty can compete with incumbents to profitably place SME business

Levine: Insurtech MGA Shepherd wins business by being “easiest market to work with”

New reserving rules could lead to fewer legacy transactions at Lloyd’s

Newline Group's Pollock to reconsider D&O involvement if rates keep falling

CEO Nakatsuji: Clearcover “well on the path to profitability” as auto conditions rebound

Jones: MS Transverse targeting “opportunistic” investments to capitalise on insurtech dislocation

CEO Schimek: Bolttech is now largest embedded industry player

Teneo's Kajiwara: Insurers may be underpricing the fall of globalisation

Undercurrents: MGA structural advantages enable better composition of tech, talent and underwriting

PIFC’s Frazier: FAIR Plan is a “house of cards”

Totalis’ Gillingham says NFP MGA platform will target 1-2 de novo launches a year

Irvan: Juniper Re is 100% operational and “ahead of schedule” in build-out

Cover Whale’s Siry: Insurtech no longer a start-up after reaching scale and profitability

Bowhead’s Stephen Sills: “Clean” bill of health key to stellar IPO

Beazley’s Skeoch: Further clarity needed over systemic cyber terminology

Tangram’s Bernard: MGA has the benefit of tenure but mentality of a start-up

Rainbow’s Touran: Insurtech looking to capitalise on dislocation in admitted SME market

New reserving rules could lead to fewer legacy transactions at Lloyd’s

Newline Group's Pollock to reconsider D&O involvement if rates keep falling

CEO Nakatsuji: Clearcover “well on the path to profitability” as auto conditions rebound

Jones: MS Transverse targeting “opportunistic” investments to capitalise on insurtech dislocation

CEO Schimek: Bolttech is now largest embedded industry player

Teneo's Kajiwara: Insurers may be underpricing the fall of globalisation

Undercurrents: MGA structural advantages enable better composition of tech, talent and underwriting

PIFC’s Frazier: FAIR Plan is a “house of cards”

Totalis’ Gillingham says NFP MGA platform will target 1-2 de novo launches a year

Irvan: Juniper Re is 100% operational and “ahead of schedule” in build-out

Cover Whale’s Siry: Insurtech no longer a start-up after reaching scale and profitability

Bowhead’s Stephen Sills: “Clean” bill of health key to stellar IPO

Beazley’s Skeoch: Further clarity needed over systemic cyber terminology

Tangram’s Bernard: MGA has the benefit of tenure but mentality of a start-up

Rainbow’s Touran: Insurtech looking to capitalise on dislocation in admitted SME market

Tax neutrality to boost Cayman Islands’ attractiveness as P&C reinsurance hub

Cohen: Arden’s successful wildfire product shows the ability of MGAs to problem solve “quickly”

Bohan and Speckman: Property MGA deals getting easier to place while casualty is a “mixed bag”

Mystic’s Donoghue: Distribution M&A activity picking up “quickly” as conditions stabilise

Hanson: CrossCover to expand line size to $50mn and explore product line expansion

Rise of the fronting carriers: UK market expands materially, but space may be nearing high-water mark

Howden’s Jameson: Greater alignment of interests needed to get programs off the ground

Sands Point’s Kearns: MGA to expand into new lines of business before year-end

Breslin: Clear Blue eyeing fronting consolidation opportunity

Obsidian’s Jewett: “Profitability cures a lot of potential ills” as fronting boom continues

Amwins’ Armijo: Stabilisation in property means less need to leverage other classes

Liberty’s Sharis: Flood of capacity into MGA segment “a positive development”

LMG chair McGovern: New London Matters report to reveal City's global insurance clout

McGriff CEO Davis: Retailer’s growth trajectory to accelerate under new ownership

Peiser: Aon’s Risk Analyzer tools helping brokers design better programs and win business

Newfront’s Spike Lipkin: AI is the first technology to touch “advisory side” of insurance

WTW’s Chang: New industry vertical strategy resulting in record number of RFP wins

Resilience’s Vitale: Partnering with incumbent industry critical to success in cyber

Gallagher’s Weyman: Direct aviation remains buyer’s market amid surplus capacity

Amwins’ Sloop: Focus on providing widest product range amid retail-wholesale shift

B&W’s Gatewood: E&S personal lines capacity going to distributors “who can deliver good results”

ICMR’s Gesmann: Lloyd’s needs to become less complex and more transparent to attract capital

Undercurrents: Still “gas in the tank” for fronting carriers to increase MGA participation

MS Amlin’s Burke: Casualty push will help grow our Lloyd’s capacity to £2.5bn

US insurers face losing attorney-client privilege over claims advice

Ram: Coalition “fundamentally disagrees” that cyber risk is uninsurable

Emerald Bay bullish on writing over $130mn in 2024

Coalition’s Ram: Insurtech feels no pressure to maintain lofty but “warranted” valuation

Novatae’s Kerr: Bretton Wood deal will help us seize Lloyd’s opportunity

RenRe’s Walden: Casualty in an “interesting place” as uncertainty drives market reaction

Gallagher Re’s Wakefield and Flasinski: “Our focus is on being the most client centric”

Verisk’s Shavel: AI making it easier to calculate casualty exposures

MS Re’s Wiest: Capacity is there at the right price

Moody’s Muir-Wood: Social and economic inflation make parametric covers appealing

Lockton Re’s Bisset: Retro capacity to rise as clients seek frequency covers

Bretton Woods’ Barron: Taylor Swift cancellations unlikely to affect contingency rates

Pitt: Family offices interest in sector on the rise

CRC Group’s Carlson: D&O soft market may be coming to an end

Axis’ Freeman: Cyber no different from any other risk, everything correlates in the tail

Aon’s Schultz: Cyber ILS poised for growth in wake of CrowdStrike outage

Twelve Capital’s Ramseier: Size matters more than ever in the ILS market

Ruth Lux: Insurers can play critical role in climate resilience planning

Pitt: Insurance sector's poor data management a barrier to capacity coming into the industry

Skyward’s Robinson: Litigation finance could push insurance out of key sectors

TWFG’s Bunch: Successful IPO reflects “pent-up” investor demand for brokers, new issues

Aon’s Minor: Ukraine public-private ri treaty should be replicated in other locations

Wagstaff: Labour's victory brings “change and continuity" for London Market

Arbol CEO: $60mn Series B funding to target US homeowners insurance

Swiss Re’s Holzheu: Falling interest rates unlikely to lessen industry returns

RiverStone’s Tanzer: Scale critical as legacy market demand shifts towards capital release

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Axis’ Freeman: Cyber no different from any other risk, everything correlates in the tail

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Twelve Capital’s Ramseier: Size matters more than ever in the ILS market

Ruth Lux: Insurers can play critical role in climate resilience planning

Pitt: Insurance sector's poor data management a barrier to capacity coming into the industry

Skyward’s Robinson: Litigation finance could push insurance out of key sectors

TWFG’s Bunch: Successful IPO reflects “pent-up” investor demand for brokers, new issues

Aon’s Minor: Ukraine public-private ri treaty should be replicated in other locations

Wagstaff: Labour's victory brings “change and continuity" for London Market

Arbol CEO: $60mn Series B funding to target US homeowners insurance

Swiss Re’s Holzheu: Falling interest rates unlikely to lessen industry returns

RiverStone’s Tanzer: Scale critical as legacy market demand shifts towards capital release

Turner: MS Amlin’s hurricane losses could increase by 40% by 2050

Iram: Flow Specialty can compete with incumbents to profitably place SME business

Levine: Insurtech MGA Shepherd wins business by being “easiest market to work with”

New reserving rules could lead to fewer legacy transactions at Lloyd’s

Newline Group's Pollock to reconsider D&O involvement if rates keep falling

CEO Nakatsuji: Clearcover “well on the path to profitability” as auto conditions rebound

Jones: MS Transverse targeting “opportunistic” investments to capitalise on insurtech dislocation

CEO Schimek: Bolttech is now largest embedded industry player

Teneo's Kajiwara: Insurers may be underpricing the fall of globalisation

Undercurrents: MGA structural advantages enable better composition of tech, talent and underwriting

PIFC’s Frazier: FAIR Plan is a “house of cards”

Totalis’ Gillingham says NFP MGA platform will target 1-2 de novo launches a year

Irvan: Juniper Re is 100% operational and “ahead of schedule” in build-out

Cover Whale’s Siry: Insurtech no longer a start-up after reaching scale and profitability

Bowhead’s Stephen Sills: “Clean” bill of health key to stellar IPO

Beazley’s Skeoch: Further clarity needed over systemic cyber terminology

Tangram’s Bernard: MGA has the benefit of tenure but mentality of a start-up

Rainbow’s Touran: Insurtech looking to capitalise on dislocation in admitted SME market

New reserving rules could lead to fewer legacy transactions at Lloyd’s

Newline Group's Pollock to reconsider D&O involvement if rates keep falling

CEO Nakatsuji: Clearcover “well on the path to profitability” as auto conditions rebound

Jones: MS Transverse targeting “opportunistic” investments to capitalise on insurtech dislocation

CEO Schimek: Bolttech is now largest embedded industry player

Teneo's Kajiwara: Insurers may be underpricing the fall of globalisation

Undercurrents: MGA structural advantages enable better composition of tech, talent and underwriting

PIFC’s Frazier: FAIR Plan is a “house of cards”

Totalis’ Gillingham says NFP MGA platform will target 1-2 de novo launches a year

Irvan: Juniper Re is 100% operational and “ahead of schedule” in build-out

Cover Whale’s Siry: Insurtech no longer a start-up after reaching scale and profitability

Bowhead’s Stephen Sills: “Clean” bill of health key to stellar IPO

Beazley’s Skeoch: Further clarity needed over systemic cyber terminology

Tangram’s Bernard: MGA has the benefit of tenure but mentality of a start-up

Rainbow’s Touran: Insurtech looking to capitalise on dislocation in admitted SME market

Tax neutrality to boost Cayman Islands’ attractiveness as P&C reinsurance hub

Cohen: Arden’s successful wildfire product shows the ability of MGAs to problem solve “quickly”

Bohan and Speckman: Property MGA deals getting easier to place while casualty is a “mixed bag”

Mystic’s Donoghue: Distribution M&A activity picking up “quickly” as conditions stabilise

Hanson: CrossCover to expand line size to $50mn and explore product line expansion

Rise of the fronting carriers: UK market expands materially, but space may be nearing high-water mark

Howden’s Jameson: Greater alignment of interests needed to get programs off the ground

Sands Point’s Kearns: MGA to expand into new lines of business before year-end

Breslin: Clear Blue eyeing fronting consolidation opportunity

Obsidian’s Jewett: “Profitability cures a lot of potential ills” as fronting boom continues

Amwins’ Armijo: Stabilisation in property means less need to leverage other classes

Liberty’s Sharis: Flood of capacity into MGA segment “a positive development”

LMG chair McGovern: New London Matters report to reveal City's global insurance clout