Pivot Insurance AI Briefing — May 7, 2026

Hosts: Claire Donovan & Mateo Alvarez In this episode: • Good morning. It's Thursday, May 7th, 2026, and this is Pivot Insurance. I'm Claire Donovan. • And I'm Mateo Alvarez. Three stories today: a generational handover at Berkshire's insurance empire, Allianz handing its global cyber book to Coalitio... • Let's start with Berkshire. Multiple outlets are reporting that Charlie Shamieh, Chairman of Gen Re, will succeed Ajit Jain at the head of Berkshire's... • And Shamieh is not a left-field pick. He's been deep in life and reinsurance globally, with a strong actuarial and capital management background. The ... • Right, and that matters for the June 1 and mid-year renewals. Jain's pricing posture, especially on property cat and large casualty, has set a tone fo... Subscribe to the newsletter at pivotnews.ai for the full written briefing.