Insurance Insider - Behind the Headlines

Convex CEO Paul Brand discusses building and running a $4bn (re)insurer. And Insurance Insider's Rachel Dalton provides an update on Dubai flooding and reinsurance coverage in the Middle East.

Insurance Insider lead reporter Rachel Dalton runs down the key highlights of the 1.4 reinsurance renewals as capacity returned to the market. Howden Re's head of terrorism and political violence Sandy Warne explains how the political violence insurance market is responding to a period of war and geopolitical upheaval, in a year when around 40% of the world's population a

In this episode:The latest from the marine market as it weighs up the implications of the bridge collapse in Baltimore. Early indications are the claim could eclipse losses from Costa Concordia, stretching into the billions. We also hear from, head of innovation at CFC George Beattie as he breaks down the opportunities CFC sees in the carbon market, following its recent entry into

In this episode:Insurance Insider editor in chief Catrin Shi helps unpack Lloyd’s preliminary 2023 results, and offers her perspective on Aviva’s acquisition of Probitas. Incoming chief underwriting officer at Tokio Marine Kiln Vivek Syal gives his outlook for the business and broader underwriting conditions. We also discuss the Tokio Marine Kiln’s view on treaty reinsurance,

Alistair Swift – head of global lines of business, corporate risk and broking at WTW – tells Behind the Headlines we are past the peak of the hard market. Underwriters are like black cab drivers and are only ever going to talk the market up. Growth ambitions are increasing competition and putting pressure on rates. A desire to expand is being driven by broadly adequate rates ac