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Innovation is key to profitable growth: Oak Global CEO
Oak Global is looking for new markets and novel forms of distribution as the Lloyd’s newcomer establishes itself, Cathal Carr tells Insurance Day
War risk is not for the faint-hearted
Simon Lockwood, the head of shipowners at Willis Marine GB, describes the warning signs of inexperience among war insurers
It’s getting harder to put a figure on BI losses
McLarens’ head of forensic accounting for EMEA argues that business interruption losses are becoming harder to quantify as firms become more complex and reliant on third-party service providers
There are always pockets of opportunity: LM Re’s Rodriguez
In a reinsurance market which is softening faster than many expected, the ability to be a strategic risk partner to cedents is as important as underwriting discipline, Liberty Mutual Re’s chief underwriting officer, Chantal Rodriguez, argues
Markel International’s $5bn ambition
Andrew McMellin, president of Markel International, discusses profitable growth, the insurer’s new strategic plan, and the role of AI
Making climate resilience investable
Pan-European initiative Open Sesame aims to be the first market-ready resilience finance framework that helps preserve the long-term insurability of climate-exposed risks and supports the sustainability of insurance markets
Digitally enhancing the fundamentals
Re/insurers must use digital capabilities in ways that keep their business ‘unified, but with a local twist’, Arch Insurance International’s head of digital argues
The ever-growing appeal of managing general agents
Michael Keating, the chief executive of the Managing General Agents’ Association, describes the underwriting capability, data quality and the speed of innovation that make the MGA sector so attractive to insurers
Bringing brokered small business risks into the London market: Acrisure’s Quy
Acrisure London Wholesale managing director Tom Quy discusses the roll-out of the broker’s Connect platform to bring small and medium sized accounts into London
Nature treaty preserves IMO’s mandate: Osborn
International Maritime Organization’s head of marine environment explains how the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement impacts shipping
Insurers must help society build a culture of prevention: Bacani
United Nations Environment Programme’s head of insurance explains why re/insurers must occupy the front line of climate strategies
Market ‘only scratching the surface’ of parametric potential
The appeal and utility of parametric insurance is growing, and the interpretation of basis risk is evolving, Guy Carpenter’s Guillermo Franco and Iceye’s Anke Sielker say
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