Mind the gap: Brokers eye fresh avenues for innovation
From weather to debt, there are deep protection gaps to fill. But these also represent some fantastic opportunities for the industry to remain relevant and grow, the Bermuda Risk Summit heard.
More than cat and climate: the protection gap that cannot be ignored
The much-debated protection gap is clearly a big opportunity for the industry—but discussions about the nature of this opportunity need to extend to cyber risk and intellectual property, according to Paul Scope of Ed Broking (Bermuda).
Mistaken identity: how to spot the ‘uninsurable’
Some risks are clearly very difficult for the industry to insure alone, but solutions can be found through public-private partnerships, experts argued at the Bermuda Risk Summit.
Stepping up: Bermuda grasps ESG
ESG factors are high up the industry’s agenda, but they can also be hard to define, measure and prioritise. A new benchmarking report may just help carriers do all those things, a Bermuda Risk Summit panel heard.
No-brainer: Bermuda is the right place for climate risk finance
Ahead of the Bermuda Business Development Agency’s inaugural Climate Risk Summit, the agency’s CEO and chairman explain why the Island is the obvious domicile of choice for climate risk finance.
Telling the story of leadership
On his return from the RIMS conference in San Francisco, the Hon David Burt, Bermuda’s Premier, had the following message for the readers of Bermuda:Re+ILS.
A 21st Century outlook
The sincerest form of flattery: Ariel Re wants copycats
Ariel Re’s rebirth coincided with the emergence of the so-called class of 2020, but the multiline specialty reinsurer tells Bermuda:Re+ILS it has a lineage that makes its prospects better than others’.
Turning Inari into a verb
Just as we use ‘Google’ as a verb, a new tech provider on Bermuda wants re/insurers ‘to Inari’ their data. Bermuda:Re+ILS caught up with the Inari’s Alex Pike to see if whether this is wishful thinking or a realistic aim.
Cyber experts assess Russia-Ukraine conflict
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has changed the landscape when it comes to cyber threats. A panel of experts at the Bermuda Risk Summit examined the implications of this for the world of risk transfer.
