Interviews

Cowbell Specialty will augment the InsurTech’s existing panel of 15 reinsurance partners, without replacing any of the current programs.

The firm's ethos will remain the same, but the bigger balance sheet may help it win clients and absorb volatility.

Westfield will take on 2021 and 2022 as part of the agreement, but it is not yet clear if 2020 will be included in a legacy deal Argo struck this year for 2018 and 2019 in the run-up to sale.

Ned Rand said that while the ruling opens up exposure for physicians and hospital operators, he anticipates more criminal exposure than medmal exposure.

The executive also said that his MGA firm has the growth trajectory to become the biggest in the world.

The carrier's president said in some areas of the market, (re)insurers are dropping pricing too soon.

If Hurricane Andrew were to hit the coastal regions of Florida today, insured losses would be nearly four times the $15.5bn borne by carriers 30 years ago.

The executive discussed InsurTech challenges, his priorities for Branch, fundraising, and his concerns about the capital markets.

Rate increases are now universal in the property cat markets, the Gallagher Re executive said.

In an interview, Hiscox USA CEO Kerridge said the firm’s digital retail business in the US has over 600,000 policies-in-force.

Following his promotion, Hippo’s new CEO discussed InsurTech public market conditions, the funding environment for private companies, inflationary pressures and loss ratios.

The executive said his company is still “strongly capitalized” after raising its $118mn Series C round in March.