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Reinsurance interviews
A series of interviews with prominent reinsurance industry executives, discussing the state of the global reinsurance market, opportunities for growth in reinsurance, disruptive factors and the influence of technology on risk transfer and reinsurance.
K2 International looks to attract underwriters to its platform
5th April 2022
Based in London, underwriting firm K2 International has made some big steps in the two years since it was established by its parent US company, K2 Insurance Services LLC. Throughout recent months, beginning in 2021 and going into this year, the firm has made several significant personnel hires; attracted new carriers; ... Read the full article
Calm April renewals dominated by an orderly Japanese market: Vickers, Gallagher Re
1st April 2022
Both buyers and sellers of protection managed expectations well at the April 1st, 2022, reinsurance renewals, driven by its heavy focus on the disciplined Japanese market, resulting in a calm 1/4, according to James Vickers, Chairman International, Reinsurance at Gallagher Re. We spoke with Vickers around the launch of reinsurance broker ... Read the full article
Prudential optimistic for the future as PRT market gains momentum: Rohit Mathur
7th March 2022
After a very strong 2021 that saw Prudential Retirement Strategies close a good mix of pension risk transfer (PRT) deals across various structures, Rohit Mathur, Head of International Reinsurance, told Reinsurance News that the future looks bright. Activity in the UK PRT market was very robust last year with buy-in and ... Read the full article
Now is a good time for pension schemes to begin their de-risking journey: Prudential Retirement Strategies’ Mathur
28th February 2022
Activity in the pension risk transfer (PRT) market has been robust, and with ample capacity and support from the re/insurance community persisting, alongside attractive pricing, it’s a great time for pension schemes to begin their de-risking journey, according to Rohit Mathur, Head of International Reinsurance at Prudential Retirement Strategies. After a ... Read the full article
Parametrics an “attractive & complementary” alternative: McGill and Partners
22nd February 2022
Parametric triggers in risk transfer can be a powerful tool, offering an effective way for insureds and reinsureds to secure responsive coverage that can be an “attractive and complementary” alternative to indemnity-based products, senior executives at specialty insurance broker, McGill and Partners, told us recently. Transparency is a key factor in ... Read the full article
AXIS hopeful upward rate momentum will continue: Ann Haugh
21st February 2022
After a late January 1st, 2022, reinsurance renewals season with evident disruption, Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited feels that some of the positives suggest a continuation of the current rate and market environment, according to Ann Haugh, the firm's President of Global Property Reinsurance. Executives from global insurer ... Read the full article
Political violence losses can come where re/insurers don’t expect them: Johansmeyer, PCS
14th February 2022
Just weeks after unrest in Kazakhstan that began with peaceful protests before turning violent, claiming the lives of 225 people, our sister site Artemis spoke with Tom Johansmeyer, Head of PCS, about political violence, unrest and what these events mean for the re/insurance market. This is the first ... Read the full article
The claims revolution is underway, but still a long way to go: Genpact’s Saye
11th February 2022
To improve claims processes across the insurance and reinsurance industry and deliver higher customer satisfaction, technology must be embraced, and modern software tools integrated into company processes, Jeff Saye, Global Practice Leader for Insurance Claims, Genpact told us in an interview. Discussing the need for a digital-first, future-focused approach to claims, ... Read the full article
Reinsurer appetite “undiminished” at 1/1: Gallagher Re’s James Vickers
4th January 2022
James Vickers, Chairman International, Reinsurance, at Gallagher Re, has maintained that reinsurers’ appetite to write what they perceive to be attractive business has proved to be “absolutely undiminished” following the January 1st renewals this year. Gallagher Re’s 1st View report noted that the 1/1 reinsurance renewals concluded with a “wide ... Read the full article
Climate change hit to supply chains will last longer than COVID-19: Swiss Re’s Ojeisekhoba
23rd December 2021
Moses Ojeisekhoba, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Reinsurance at Swiss Re, has warned that climate change will have a longer-lasting impact to global supply chains than has been seen from COVID-19. Supply chains around the world have been negatively impacted by the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, driving inflationary fears and resulting ... Read the full article
PCS explores the complex development of Hurricane Ida: Interview
7th December 2021
The impact of Hurricane Ida in the third-quarter has already been significant for the insurance and reinsurance industry, but complexities in the reconstruction and recovery means there's uncertainty surrounding the ultimate hit to the industry as the loss continues to develop. With this in mind, the latest live ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re feels like a billion dollar startup with a tremendous opportunity: James Kent & Pat Gallagher
1st December 2021
With Arthur J. Gallagher’s (AJG) acquisition of Willis Re’s treaty reinsurance operations now complete, resulting in a much larger Gallagher Re, senior executives told Reinsurance News that it feels like day one at a billion dollar startup. In the past seven years, Gallagher Re has established itself as the fifth largest ... Read the full article
Non-African reinsurers must adapt to Africa, not vice versa: Neema
19th November 2021
Unlocking the enormous opportunities in the African market will require reinsurers to adapt their approach based on local realities, not the other way around, according to African specialist underwriting agency, Neema Insurance Managing Agency, which has recently celebrated its first year of operations with very strong results. During an interview with ... Read the full article
Risk transfer is at the heart of low carbon transition: Rowan Douglas, WTW
17th November 2021
The global risk transfer industry will prove vital in how society is going to manage and orchestrate an orderly transition to a low carbon economy, according to Rowan Douglas, Head of the Climate and Resilience Hub at Willis Towers Watson (WTW), and Chairman of Willis Research Network. Reinsurance News spoke recently ... Read the full article
Reinsurance industry must remediate, repair and improve: Heerasing, SiriusPoint
16th November 2021
Despite some improvements, the reinsurance sector continues to struggle to produce a meaningful return on capital, and as pressure builds on the impacts of climate change and secondary peril losses, there’s a real need for further rate momentum, according to Bobby Heerasing, Head of International Strategic Business Development, SiriusPoint. With the ... Read the full article