CONTENTS
EDITOR’S LETTER
Grappling with New Year’s resolutions
Just how the industry copes with higher claims remains a central theme for the industry.
PANEL DISCUSSION: MGAs
A promising future for disciplined MGAs
There are many more opportunities ahead for those able to deliver.
PANEL DISCUSSION: MGAs
MGAs are at a tipping point
The pandemic has provided some unexpected opportunities for MGAs ready to embrace innovation.
PANEL DISCUSSION: MGAs
Is regulation now just business as usual for MGAs?
Many MGAs now simply accept regulation as part and parcel of conducting business.
INTERVIEW
Fixing things in a shifting environment
ICSR’s Kenneth Underhill discusses the changing face of regulation and what it means for insurers, MGAs and brokers.
PANEL DISCUSSION: LEGACY
The growing legacy market opportunity
Opportunities are emerging as the worst of the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
PANEL DISCUSSION: LEGACY
Getting regulators up to speed with legacy
How can legacy carriers keep up with the changing environment?
PANEL DISCUSSION: LEGACY
Building for the future in the legacy markets
The legacy sector has emerged from the pandemic with a host of new entrants to the marketplace.
INTERVIEW
What type of future are the legacy markets looking at?
2021 has been a year of milestones. DARAG group CEO Tom Booth discusses some of them.
INTERVIEW
Why legacy is going mainstream
IRLA is seeing a membership boost, as two of its directors explain.
INTERVIEW
Making Endsleigh great again: the student broker’s new tricks
Endsleigh is targeting rapid growth across a surprisingly diversified business, says CEO Alison Meckiffe.
INTERVIEW
Tackling climate change challenges
The risk of climate change is not a future issue that can be mulled over—it’s here today, says Aon’s Steve Bowen.
INTERVIEW
The wider role for modelling climate risks
The re/insurance industry may find it has a wider role in climate change, says Robert Muir-Wood of RMS.
INTERVIEW
Industry must push environmental concerns
The insurance industry must engage with clients and push the issue higher up the agenda: Beazley’s Chris Illman.
INTERVIEW
Building entrepreneurs in a big business
High levels of autonomy and independence for its teams and regions make Markel International the ‘biggest set of small innovative companies’ in the market.
INTERVIEW
Cutting claims times; transforming insurance
With its new app launching in December, Markel says technology can transform claims.
INTERVIEW
How climate change is impacting hurricanes
Karen Clark & Company has been crunching the numbers on what climate change means for tropical cyclones and the industry.
INTERVIEW
2022 to deliver a ‘perfect storm’ for M&A
M&A in the industry will remain strong well into 2022, and ESG requirements will increasingly come to the fore: Aon.
INTERVIEW
Insuring for cyber crime
Michael Dion of Moody’s joins Intelligent Insurer to discuss the growth of the cyber insurance market and where the demand lies.
INTERVIEW
Growth strategy and the importance of Asia to SiriusPoint
SiriusPoint executive Bobby Heerasing discussed the firm’s strategy and future expansion plans.