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In this episode, we have learned why Sabrina Hart's sports background has helped her coach winning insurance teams, and have been inspired by her story of being the first girl on a little league baseball team, and how she views DEI as a competitive advantage.

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In this episode, Jeremy Noble talked about the company’s friendly and cohesive culture, the important role insurance plays in society, and how the industry must do more to improve its public image.

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In this episode we learn why Brandon Sweitzer and Tony Markel support risk management education in the insurance space and the need to teach students to embrace new technology whilst keeping the personal touch. Tony is a giant in the industry, both literally and figuratively, and played a key role in the evolution of Lloyd's. Brandon's experience and viewpoint is also invaluable, as is his work in education.

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In this episode, Joel Cavaness expresses his love of the insurance industry, he describes it as cool, exciting, and fun. Sharing stories from insuring the King Tut exhibit, to the Sears Tower, and how insurers have to be creative. He also optimistically shares that there is nothing you can't insure.

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In this episode, Greg Hendrick shares how he used his math background to become a successful underwriter and how he sees the industry evolving to write more intangible risks. Even though he's math-centric and not a creative person, Greg explains how he came to create a company that has a different approach to taking risk, baking alternative capital into the business plan to offload property cap risk to the capital markets.

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Juan Andrade is an adrenaline junkie and a risk taker, but has such a calm and measured approach to risk - a very thoughtful approach - it's no surprise he was able to rise to take the helm of Everest RE. Juan's passion for the insurance industry - how he sees it as a noble purpose - and his goal of getting ahead of emerging risks, rather than looking into the rearview mirror to see what has happened in the past, is inspiring.

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In this episode, we learn how Julian used his teamwork skills to lead Sompo International’s Global Markets business. He also believes the industry could do a better job at being customer focused.

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In this episode, Claude offers insight on how he used his negotiation skills to turn around Ambac Financial. He listened to what the other side wanted, and found a way for both sides to win. He also believes in the strength of teamwork. Finally, he advises us not to challenge him to a game of Othello!

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In this episode, Rod Fox offers insight on how he applied his sports coaching experience to the business world, and his vision of seeing reinsurance coverages becoming more liquid, tradeable investments.

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In this episode, Christian Mumenthaler, Group CEO, Swiss Re, shares how creativity can play a role in helping insurers and reinsurers manage risk, plus how diversification can help reinsurers balance their risks. He also discusses the potential role of embedded insurance to close the protection gap -- the difference between insured losses and the total economic losses from catastrophes.

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In this episode, Meg traveled to Markel Corp.’s Glen Allen, Va., headquarters to speak with co-CEO Richie Whitt, who’s announced he’s retiring from Markel in March after 31 years with the company.

In this wide-ranging discussion, Richie shares his concerns about the explosion of new MGA/MGUs entering the Excess & Surplus lines market, and how the insurance industry could do a better job promoting the good work it does.

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In the first episode of our new podcast, Jean-Paul Conoscente, the CEO of Scor Global P&C, joins Meg Green, the managing editor of Insider Engage, for an exclusive interview.

In this episode, Meg and Jean-Paul cover climate change in depth – looking at its impact on the insurance industry on both sides of the balance sheet, the role that insurers have to play in fighting it, and how they can help mitigate its impact on everyday lives.

Jean-Paul also reflects on his route into insurance, and what has kept him in the sector over the last three decades.

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The fifth and final episode of our 'Insuring Ambition' podcast series, in association with Travelers Syndicate, is now available. Listen to 'Winds of Change: The Emergence of US Offshore Wind' for discussions* on:

How the post-Covid economic rebuild will favor green investment
The benefits of a resurgence in US interest at this point of the R&D curve
Constraints and insurance considerations
Growth expectations and job creation in renewables

Speakers include:
- Jonny Atkins, Underwriter - Renewable Energy, Travelers
- Paul Lowrie, Partner, Clyde & Co
- Tom Nooth-Cooper, Underwriter - Renewable Energy, Travelers
- Charlie Thomas, Content Director, Insurance Insider

*This episode was recorded on December 15th.

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Episode four of our Insuring Ambition podcast series in association with Travelers Syndicate is now available. Listen to 'Beneath the surface: Uncovering Ports and Terminals insurance' for discussions on:

What port and terminal insurance is
The amount of premium volume covered and the size of the market
Current market conditions and the challenges affecting the insured
What large losses are teaching the market
Future-proofing port and terminal insurance

Speakers include:

Neil Bridge, Underwriter - Ports and Terminals, Travelers
Andrew Farrant, Senior Underwriter - Ports and Terminals, Travelers
Julien Hubbard, Director, Tysers
Ashley Stewart, Senior Risk Control Consultant, Travelers
Charlie Thomas, Content Director, Insurance Insider

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Listen on demand to the second instalment of our Insuring Ambition series in association with Travelers Syndicate. This podcast is on Construction Considerations at a Time of Crisis and is broken down into two parts:

How Covid-19 has affected the construction market and assessing the longer-term impact of a dampened economy
A deep dive into the latest CIREG report which outlines the way industry can mitigate against the growing 'escape of water' problem

You will hear from:

Nigel Cooper, Senior Underwriter, Global Construction, Travelers
Marcus Gresham, Managing Director of Construction & Engineering, Charles Taylor Adjusting
Ashley Stewart, Senior Risk Control Consultant, Travelers
Charlie Thomas, Content Director, Insurance Insider (moderator)

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Listen to the third episode of our Insuring Ambition podcast series in association with Travelers Syndicate. This instalment focuses on The Big Power Evolution. Up for discussion:
- The shifting balance between conventional power generation and renewables
- Key concerns underwriters and brokers need to be aware of as conventional power takes a back seat
- The BESS technology issues and safety concerns
- The impact extreme weather, such as hail, flooding and tornadoes, has on both conventional and renewable energy

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In association with Travelers Syndicate, listen to the first episode of a five-part series on Insuring Ambition. This instalment is a podcast formed of two parts:

Discussion on how insurers and their clients should be thinking about crisis management coverage at this time of great uncertainty.
Real life case study involving financial crime, whistleblowing and blackmail.

The experts that you will hear from are:

Charlie Thomas, Content Director, Insurance Insider (Chair)
Chloë Brindley, Senior Underwriter, Crisis Management - Special Risks, Travelers
Carlos Caicedo, Senior Principal Analyst, Latin America Country Risk, IHS Markit
Nick Powis, Crisis Management Consultant, Constellis
Ed Zambellas, Senior Underwriter, Crisis Management - Terrorism, Travelers

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Listen to episode three of our 15 minutes with Swiss Re podcast series. Speaking with Nicola Parton, Head P&C Business Management Reinsurance at Swiss Re, we looked at Digitization and Automation of the Value Chain:

The importance of digitization and automation in post-placement operations – why does it matter?
What are the key success factors in digitizing and automizing operations?
What approach is Swiss Re taking?
Where do our clients and partners stand concerning digitization and automation, how do we support them?
What are the effects of increased digitisation and automation on company performance? Industry resilience? The workforce?
What will be the next steps for insurers in regard to digitization and automation? What future developments do you expect to see?

Missed the previous episodes? Click the links below to catch up:

Episode 2
Episode 1

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Listen to episode two of our 15 minutes with Swiss Re podcast series. This instalment focuses on Casualty Market Outlook and we were joined by Jason Richards, Head of Casualty Underwriting at Swiss Re. Up for discussion:

Covid19's impact on casualty reinsurance
Rising rates market - and opportunity
The impact of courts reopening post Covid19 on litigation
Early view on medmal as a sector
Wildfire liability issues

If you missed episode one on Climate Risks, catch up here.

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Listen to the first episode of our latest podcast series: 15 minutes with Swiss Re. This short but incisive discussion put the spotlight on Climate Risks with Philippe Brahin - Head Americas, Public Sector Solutions, Swiss Re. Topics include:

Importance of infrastructure and the resilience to climate change
Public sector and private sector partnerships
Innovate solutions to climate change risks (e.g. parametric insurance products)
Lessons we still have to learn about wildfires
How climate change impacts agriculture – the future of agricultural business

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Each Friday the Insider Publishing team dissect the week's biggest stories on, The Full Perspective.

This week Adam McNestrie and Fiona Robertson discuss the impact Covid-19 trapped capital is having on the retro market and the surprise investment partnership between Covea and PartnerRe.

Related reading: Brewing Covid trapping disputes a major test for retro market: https://bit.ly/3i7KXAM

Covea to commit EUR750mn to PartnerRe reinsurance vehicles: https://bit.ly/2XMeOXZ

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Each Friday the Insider Publishing team dissect the week's biggest stories on, The Full Perspective.

This week the team looks at the prospects for Convex’s new capital raising, as we revealed that the carrier was joining the list of firms to seek growth capital in 2020, as well as the CEO transition at PartnerRe, after we spoke to new leader Jacques Bonneau about his plans for the firm.

Key points on Convex include:

There is no public target size for this fundraise, but a reasonable assumption is that it will look to grow from $1.8bn to the $3bn level it mooted as a goal upon launch. This would give it a bigger balance sheet than other peers such as Beazley.
Convex sits in a sweet spot for its appeal to PE money looking to enter the sector – it doesn’t have the legacy risk of other established carriers but has a head-start on other 2020 start-ups, as it has already built out a huge team and significant infrastructure and is ready to capture the current market opportunity.

Related reading: https://insuranceinsider.com/articles/134702/convex-sets-wheels-in-motion-on-major-capital-raise

Key points on the PartnerRe CEO transition:

This is a major changing of the guard as newcomer Jacques Bonneau has taken over from Emmanuel Clarke, whose involvement with PartnerRe stretches back to 1997. Coming just a few months after the reinsurer’s sale to Covea collapsed, the industry will be studying the runes, as editor-in-chief Adam McNestrie put it, for signs on what the transition means for future M&A activity for the firm.
However Bonneau insists that there has been no discussion of prospects for another sale. Instead, he says the focus is on continuing to improve results after the carrier took a notably steelier approach to earlier 2020 renewals. But can the firm walk a line between maintaining its historic relationship-based approach to renewals while still showing some of this mettle on pricing?

Related reading: https://insuranceinsider.com/articles/134756/bonneau-pledges-to-make-partnerre-a-great-firm-after-average-run

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This week the team looks at the final throes of lawsuit activity connected to Hurricane Irma claims as well as new market entries into the accident & health (A&H) sector.

Key points on Florida insurance litigation include:

Total cases filed against the largest Florida insurers jumped by 23% in June from the prior month the highest point in the past year, reflecting an expected final surge ahead of the three-year deadline to file Hurricane Irma claims
However, the number of cases filed using assignment of benefit rights – while up from May – remains below the peaks seen in late 2019 suggesting legislative reforms have helped curb these claims.

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