Opinion/Reinsurance
Why insurers need to talk about garden design
Editor’s View: Following a visit to Chelsea Flower Show to admire Flood Re’s Contain the Rain garden, Emma Ann Hughes reflects on why insurers need to talk more about gardens, drainage and flood resilience.
Why insurers armed with risk insights don't need to retreat
As climate change intensifies weather-driven natural catastrophes, Moses Ojeisekhoba, CEO of Swiss Re Global Clients and Solutions, argues sophisticated, data-driven risk insights are needed by society to both mitigate as well as adapt to evolving perils…
Chaucer’s Groves on why gender equality in insurance is still a way off
Ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March), Xamira Groves, head of insurance at Chaucer, explains why practical steps towards better representation of women in insurance are within reach.
Reinsurance renewals hint at happier 2024 for insurers
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes reflects on how this year’s reinsurance renewals suggest the trying times of 2023 should result in a happier 2024 for insurers.
Editor's comment: When is a reinsurer not a reinsurer?
I recently got up close and personal with a very cute pair of red pandas. My son is a massive fan and with climate change such a big issue we wanted to do our bit to support this species endangered by habitat loss due to logging, grazing livestock and…
COP26 Blog: Climate change and the regulatory landscape
With a growing trend towards compliance with climate-related reporting standards and a flurry of other regulatory proposals in the post, companies and their insurers will be forced to put green issues at the head of the agenda if they haven’t already…
COP26 Briefing: A tale of two insurance climate reports
Two reports released on COP26's finance day highlight mountains insurers – and others – have yet to climb in the climate challenge.
Blog: The villain of the piece - Insurers cannot bear the risk of ESG change alone
Insurers have the opportunity to help drive global change but they cannot do it alone, blogs Kennedys partner Fleur Rochester.
Blog: We are not responding fast enough to the climate change challenge
Climate change still remains the biggest challenge facing society, and we aren’t responding fast enough, writes Guido Fürer, group chief investment officer and member of the group executive committee, Swiss Re.
Blog: A time for the insurance sector to aim higher
With the end of the Covid pandemic edging closer, now is the time for the insurance industry to put its weight behind societal and environmental change, argues Peter Mansfield, RPC partner.
Blog: Credit insurance industry ready to take back underwriting control
A smooth transition is expected as the Government Trade Credit Reinsurance Scheme draws to a close at the end of June, writes Stuart Ramsden, Atradius regional director UK & Ireland.
Blog: Securing our prosperity in a climate resilient world
The global (re)insurance industry is a key player in helping to decarbonise our economies and mitigate the risk of climate change, writes Swiss Re CEO of reinsurance Moses Ojeisekhoba.
Blog: The insurance-linked securities education gap
It is vital that the education gap around insurance-linked securities is addressed, say Phoenix C Retro CEO Kirill Savrassov and Axa XL assistant underwriter Toby Pughe.
Trade Voice: Bill Batchelor on the place of insurance in EU-UK trade after Brexit
Bill Batchelor, partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and British Insurance Law Association member, casts his eye over the implications of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, signed on 30 December, for the insurance sector and considers…
Trade Voice: ABI’s James Dalton on the opportunities to reset the GI dial in 2021
James Dalton, director of general insurance policy at the Association of British Insurers, previews a packed 2021 agenda that could shape the future of the industry for years to come as it emerges from Covid-19’s long shadow.
Briefing: QBE makes the only decision on cutting ties with CEO but where will Pat Regan surface next?
QBE will have had little choice but to part ways with CEO Pat Regan after an external investigation concluded his conduct had been unsatisfactory. But the proof in the inclusion pudding for the industry will be whether he resurfaces. And if so, where…
Insurance Monitor: On the back foot on business interruption
In this month's column, David Worsfold, a long-running commentator on the insurance market, explains why he fears the sector got off on the back foot on its business interruption coronavirus response, what Pandemic Re might look like and what impact the…
Pen Underwriting’s Tom Downey on the market-hardening challenges and opportunities for MGAs
What a difference five years makes. Back in early 2015, we had a nation blissfully ignorant of the division, disruption and economic uncertainty that would follow the 2016 referendum result, writes Tom Downey, chief underwriting officer at Pen…
Editor's comment: The lesser-spotted hard market
The world has long held a fascination with mythical beasts and the younger generation is picking up the passion with Smallfoot, Abominable and Missing Link the latest in a long line of films to encourage children to believe in the magic of the Yeti or…
Top 30 European insurers 2018: A year of steady growth for insurers
Overall, top-line growth for the 30 largest European insurers has been steady, reflecting the underlying economic conditions throughout Europe, explain Tim Prince and Yvette Essen, director of analytics and director of research at AM Best
XL Catlin's Nicola Harris on why insurers need to change their approach to the energy sector
Challenging times for the oil and gas industry call for a change in the way insurers address energy risks, writes Nicola Harris, head of energy for Europe, Middle East and Africa at XL Catlin.