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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.

Efficiently marrying capital to the customer is an intermediary model: Steve Hearn, Ed.

14th September 2017

Steve Hearn, the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of reinsurance broker Ed., in an interview with Reinsurance News, recently discussed the role and relevance of the broker in a rapidly changing risk transfer industry. Speaking to Reinsurance News at the annual meeting of the reinsurance industry in Monte-Carlo, Hearn underlined disruption ... Read the full article

The Lloyd’s capital base can be relied upon post-event: Inga Beale, CEO

12th September 2017

We spoke with Inga Beale, Chief Executive of Lloyd's of London at the Monte-Carlo Reinsurance Rendezvous this week, to discuss the current events affecting the market as well as her views on a number of key market issues. We began by asking what the Lloyd's CEO thinks about the impacts of ... Read the full article

Tokio Millennium Re CEO discusses refined capital markets strategy & broader reinsurance market trends

5th May 2017

Stephan Ruoff, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tokio Millennium Re (TMR), discussed the firm's main target markets and operating strategies in a recent interview with Reinsurance News. Ruoff highlighted the firm's commitment to income diversification through gaining momentum in two major areas, and also discussed the rise of InsurTech, the global political ... Read the full article

Technology and getting closer to the risk key for Munich Re: Doris Höpke

8th March 2017

Doris Höpke, Munich Re’s Management Board member responsible for Special and Financial Risks, discussed notable trends in the reinsurance space, as well as strategies for negotiating the fast-changing market, in a recent interview with Reinsurancene.ws. Höpke discussed the rise of insurtech, reinsurers increasingly moving closer to direct and primary sources of risk, ... Read the full article