David Priebe, Vice Chairman, and Brendan Roche, Global Leader - ILS and SPV Management Services, Marsh Captive Solutions Contact A new Marsh & McLennan vehicle provides unparalleled support in accessing long-term capital markets-based protection A broader and more diverse range of capital sources brings better matching, more efficient solutions customized to the ... Continue Reading »
GC@MC Commentary 2017
Scalability Critical to Developing Substantial Terrorism Market – GC@MC Commentary
Charles Gibbs, Managing Director and Jamie Russell, Vice President Contact Capacity a major limiting factor in expanding remit Small number of players raising aggregation risk Cover not reaching organizations that need it most ... Continue Reading »
Run-off Specialists Are Gearing Up For Increased Flows – GC@MC Commentary
Andrew Beecroft, Managing Director, GC Securities Contact Challenging markets and active capital management are encouraging carriers to proactively consider reserve solutions A competitive market for acquisition of run-off assets has broadened New entrants are forming in anticipation of increased flows of legacy business ... Continue Reading »
ILS Framework Can Propel London to be The Global Hub, If It Has a Supportive Regulator – GC@MC Commentary
Des Potter, Head of GC Securities, EMEA Contact London can establish itself as the global hub for innovative reinsurance risk transfer U.K. regulators must be more responsive to enable the U.K. market to be more competitive Developing an insurance-linked securities (ILS) market will help London maintain its global standing ... Continue Reading »
Challenging Market is Fueling MGA M&A – GC@MC Commentary
Andrew Beecroft, Managing Director, GC Securities and John Rowlands, Senior Vice President, GC Securities Contact Challenging market conditions are fueling growth and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the managing general agent (MGA) space Recent acquisition multiples have been extremely high compared to historic values Should markets harden, MGAs will need ... Continue Reading »
Industry in Investor “Sweet Spot” – GC@MC Commentary
Richard Hewitt, Head of Business Intelligence, EMEA Contact Insurers bucking standard competitive cycle response Current dynamics look set to continue for long term Recently, investor relationship gains strength ... Continue Reading »
Interoperability: A Case for Open Source – GC@MC Commentary
Peter Hearn, President and CEO Contact Industry-wide call for increased transparency in cat modelling Interoperability facilitates collaboration of multiple data sources Open source models allow insurers to develop own view of risk ... Continue Reading »
Reinsurance Solutions Continue to Achieve Stability and Growth for Cedents – GC@MC Commentary
James Nash, President, International and Julia Chu, Managing Director Contact Shift in buying strategies towards managing volatility Marketplace 'vibrant' as buyers capitalize on full array of products Move to de-commoditize solutions driving up product complexity ... Continue Reading »
Industry Must Develop Common Cyber Risk Currency – GC@MC Commentary
Morley Speed, Managing Director and Carolyn Morley, Chairman, Global Casualty Contact Data integrity and availability as critical as data confidentiality Limited ability to quantify dependency a major cyber inhibitor Challenge to build clearly differentiated cyber portfolio ... Continue Reading »
