Fiona Robertson

Journalist writing about the ILS market.

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Markel Intl CUO Nick Line at #Lmc2023 says talking about insurance rates moving up or down is “the wrong question. We should be asking are you getting adequate rates?”

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Comparing cat risk to cyber ILS risk there are pros and cons, says HSCMs Millette: "If you have a cyber hurricane heading for the coast you can stop it" #LondonILS23

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Cyber ILS Market "a lot like 1997" in property cat ILS: "small deals laying down infrastructure for other deals", says HSCM's Millette at #Londonils23

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Lloyd's exploring options for early RITCs for ILS investors looking to get in and out faster than the 3 year system: CFO Keese at #LondonILS23

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Our C suite hard market panel at today's #LondonILS23 suggested falling cat bond rates are not a leading indicator for broader cat #reinsurance market - even if they did express some variance on how attractive the hard market is!

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Lloyd's CFO Keese says era of good returns can last with discipline. Agile PMD management and rate discipline "not only important for us at Lloyd's but for investors" #LondonILS23

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PRA/BoE insurance exec urges ILS industry to get involved and test out new reforms to UK ILS regime: "We need to see some deals to demonstrate what is possible" #LondonILS23

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Recent spate of #insurance lawsuits in Florida a "last hurrah of a dying industry" and largely auto lawsuits: HCI's Patel at #Londonils23

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Reinsurers "running away from nat cat but...running into cyber" need to be aware of similar pitfalls including potential for modelling surprises: specialty panel at #BermudaRiskSummit

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"It will take more than one 1 Jan hard market to bring capital back" to reinsurance given prior 4-5 "middling years" : Adam Champion, Inver Re at #BermudaRiskSummit

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Key theme for third party capital in 2023 is looking for "cat like but not cat" reinsurance risks, expanding into other lines, says panel at #BermudaRiskSummit

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@rachellcdalton @SimFromBucks @InsuranceInside @catrinshi @SCaseyJourno @ben_wylie @aislingfinnn @MarcelLeGouais 007, the battle of the bow ties between you and Sam would be something to watch!

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Any "me too MGAs" will be found out in a hard market : CFC CUO Holmes at #LMC2022

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London #insurance market's USP is covering difficult risks, you can't just "sell them a product": Specialist Risk Group's Lebecq #LMC2022

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Howden's O'Connor@ #LMC2022: we need to reframe (market difficulties) and think of it as a time of great opportunity. London "should bet on itself" to innovate

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Hosted some high-energy InsurTech panels at #LMC2022 this afternoon on innovation and algorithmic underwriting...the "algo" chat reassured people that the "robots aren't coming for their jobs". But innovation panel were out to overturn the London market's dress code!

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Convex deputy CEO Brand says reinsurers must not approach hard market with idea of making out "like bandits" on rate but use it as an opportunity to make changes and cut costs #LMC2022

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Lloyd's CEO Neal says the job just got a lot more interesting with the opportunity to manage syndicates seeking profitable growth. Tells underwriters "I'm jealous" #LMC2022

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Denexus asked at #TRNY2022 how ILS firms can get comfortable with cyber models: "it requires specificity on the type of risk you're taking". Different flavours of cyber risk akin to comparing quake or wind: both cat perils but different

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Aeolus's Dailey defends wide ranges of #ian modelled losses as reflecting high range of uncertainty, helpful to know extreme outlier possibilities. Pushback because "uncertainty does not feel good"#TRNY2022