Monte Carlo 2019: Tuesday edition
Welcome to the third day of our coverage from the 2019 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous!
We are delighted to provide you with the Tuesday electronic copy of The Insurer’s daily Monte Carlo edition. Here you will find the latest news, analysis and intelligence from our team of journalists and analysts attending the Rendez-Vous.
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NEWS
Eklund mulls new retro ILS start-up for 1.1
Former RenRe exec David Eklund is working on a potential fundraising for a new retro-focused ILS fund believed to be up to $600mn-$700mn, The Insurer can reveal
Argo working with Willis Re on potential legacy transaction
Argo is working with broker Willis Re and the group’s capital markets and advisory arm on a potential run-off deal, The Insurer can reveal
ANALYSIS
The Names’ capital conundrum: navigating a no-deal Brexit
Why the prospect of a no-deal exit from the EU could cost Names dear
The London Market – Back on track
Aon gives its take on John Neal’s ‘Future at Lloyd’s’ initiative to transform the market
It’s been a busy year in times of intermediary musical chairs for the aviation (re)insurance market
Swiss Re back on top of global reinsurance rankings
Swiss Re has reclaimed the top spot in AM Best’s list of the world’s largest reinsurers
(Re)insurance stocks enjoy strong 2019 despite summer sell off
Non-life (re)insurance stocks have continued to do well in 2019, despite an equities sell-off in July-August
INTERVIEWS
Dominick Hoare talks rate rectification, energy bifurcation and changes to the Lloyd’s model
An abundance of program opportunities
Colin Johnson and Todd Campbell discuss the latest trends
Hyperion’s “big bet on Lloyd’s”
Hyperion Group co-founder David Howden has welcomed a major new initiative by its group subsidiary RKH
The role of the independent broker in the future of Lloyd’s
Toby Esser of AFL Insurance Brokers on market transformation and the part to be played by independent brokers
Positive rate momentum does not make a hard market: Beazley’s Hartigan
Increases should not be confined to loss-affected business
Cat bond market shows resilience
Shiv Kumar on lessons learned in the collateralized reinsurance space
Riding the digital wave to growth
Axel Schmidt on investing in technology to broaden underwriting and distribution opportunities
Adrian Jones of Scor says don’t be put off by the Insurtech scare stories
Distributed Ledger Technology – the next frontier is here
David Edwards of Xceedance addresses some of the misconceptions about this nascent technology
COMMENT AND OPINION
A common complaint coming out of carrier and broker management within the US commercial insurance market concerns the experience gap
Lloyd’s not-so silent cyber clean up provides reinsurance opportunity
Jonathan Spry applauds Lloyd’s mandate to eliminate non-affirmative cyber risks
Climate change on the business agenda
Callum Higgins of RMS provides a guide to mitigating climate risk
David Flandro of Hyperion explains how its newly launched data and technology business differs from competitors
A rare (earths) dilemma – how to quantify precious metals risks
Suki Basi of Russell Group on how (re)insurers can better manage exposures by tracking the flow of commodities
Putting the brakes on claims inflation
Casualty claims inflation shows no signs of slowing, says Thomas Greene of Liberty Mutual Re