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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.

Underwriter-built exposure management system Quex “addresses the pain points”: Quotech CEO

15th March 2024

Quotech, the developer of integrated technology solutions for underwriting and broking teams, recently launched a new exposure management platform, Quex, which according to the firm, resolves the frequent complaints users make about their old exposure management software. Reinsurance News recently spoke to the company's Chief Executive Officer, Guillaume Bonnissent, about ... Read the full article

MS Reinsurance eyes strategic expansion in LatAm: CUO (Americas), Segonzac

11th March 2024

In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Louis de Segonzac, Chief Underwriting Officer (Americas) at MS Reinsurance, discussed the company's strategic focus on expanding its presence in the Latin America (LatAm) market. Segonzac explained that MS Reinsurance maintains a healthy appetite for business in the region, and intends to increase participation ... Read the full article

Demand for parametric insurance to rise in 2024 amid growth in confidence: Swiss Re’s Hotz

7th March 2024

Speaking in an interview with Reinsurance News, Martin Hotz, Head Parametric Nat Cat, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, suggested that the demand for parametric insurance will continue to rise in 2024, as "there is no fine print in a parametric policy, which clients appreciate in these uncertain times." According to Hotz, the ... Read the full article

Terms & conditions, lack of discipline the biggest challenges for SRCC: IQUW’s Callow

21st February 2024

SRCC (Strikes, Riots, Civil Commotions, and Civil Unrest) as a product does work, but the way some insurers are underwriting it does not, according to IQUW’s Dan Callow, who stated that this is due mainly due to terms & conditions as well as a lack of discipline. As a peril, SRCC ... Read the full article

The decision is in the data. How accounting is evolving in a Gen AI world

5th February 2024

In uncertain times, trustworthiness comes from accurate, actionable, and timely data. And data-driven insights can power a forward-looking approach to accounting, according to executives at BlackRock®. Especially for insurers, data is key, as it acts as the “raw material for competitive innovation, risk management, and decision-making power,” said Griff Norquist, U.S. ... Read the full article

Diversification & tech key positives for investing in Indian re/insurance market: Kshema

30th January 2024

In a recent interview, Natraj Nukala, Founder of Kshema, the fully digitally powered Indian agricultural insurer, explained to Reinsurance News how the company is taking advantage of a capacity shortfall and leveraging advanced technology to bring vital insurance solutions to those in need. “There is a lot of reinsurance supporting India ... Read the full article

SecuRisk ensures the availability of reliable data for risk assessment & pricing: WRMS

29th January 2024

In April 2023, Weather Risk Management Services (WRMS), the agriculture and climate risk management firm, launched SecuRisk, a digital-first global parametric insurance marketplace, that aims to address the gaps and challenges in emerging economies regarding insurance coverage. During a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Anuj Kumbhat, Co-Founder & CEO of ... Read the full article

Parametric insurance a valuable addition to climate risk management landscape: WRMS

25th January 2024

Parametric insurance is said to be significantly disrupting and complementing traditional insurance models across the climate industry, by offering innovative solutions that address the shortcomings of conventional approaches. In the face of climate-related risks, assessing and quantifying damages accurately can be a very challenging task, but through the use of parametric ... Read the full article

DeNexus: Tackling cyber risk from the ground up

24th January 2024

Since its inception in 2019, DeNexus, the specialist provider of cyber risk quantification tools and software, continues to invest heavily to improve its technology and analytics, and with the sixth version of its DeRISK platform in the works and the receipt of a broker licence in Bermuda, the company sees ... Read the full article

Applying NLPs for managing bordereaux brings efficiency and accuracy: AM Specialty

19th January 2024

As technology continues to develop, the re/insurance sector continues to adapt and apply various methods into their systems to change the way how certain tasks are completed, ultimately allowing for automation and saving valuable time that can be used for future tasks. Artificial intelligence (AI) remains a heavy topic in the ... Read the full article

PlacingHub “well-suited” at addressing high costs associated with other electronic placement platforms: Ebix Europe

18th January 2024

Ebix Europe, the London-based technology specialist, released its electronic placing solution, PlacingHub, earlier this month, which has been developed by the London market’s most experienced digital placement experts, attracting interest from major re/insurance brokers and carriers across the market. During a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Ebix Europe's Vice President, Pete ... Read the full article

Fundamental Global aims to accelerate FG Re as capacity grows

17th January 2024

Fundamental Global Inc., the company that is being formed out of the merging of FG Financial Group, Inc. and FG Group Holdings Inc., expects to accelerate and grow its reinsurance business, FG Reinsurance (FG Re). This is according to Kyle Cerminara, CEO of the new Fundamental Global company, and Tom Heise, ... Read the full article

Re/insurance growth in India is inevitable: Rohit Boda, J.B. Boda Group

16th January 2024

Global Indian broker J.B. Boda Group is confident of insurance and reinsurance market growth opportunities in the country as it looks to be the bridge between counterparties in an expanding marketplace, according to Managing Director, Rohit Boda. “Re/insurance growth in India is inevitable. The country has high economic growth, and it ... Read the full article

There is an underserved cyber market in the UK, Simon Hughes, Cowbell

9th January 2024

As a new entrant in the UK market, Cowbell, a provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), recognises that there is an "underserved market in the UK", with the company having identified a way to serve this market with "expertise and tailored coverage options", says Simon Hughes, ... Read the full article

Generative AI will enable the re/insurance sector to become larger and more impactful: Cytora CEO

27th December 2023

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand and widen across the industry, there has always been a growing concern surrounding how the technology may impact jobs within sectors, however, according to Richard Hartley, the CEO and Co-founder of Cytora, the technology should wind up creating more jobs across the industry. During ... Read the full article