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1

Why Cedents Still Buy Reinsurance Blind | TRP #169

2

Reinsurance News | April 2026

3

How Brokers Prove Work with a Client Workspace | TRP #168

4

How to Improve Placement Outcomes | TRP #167

5

Using AI for Reinsurance | TRP #166

6

Placement Intelligence | TRP #165

7

The Iran Conflict Explained Through Insurance | TRP #164

8

Reinsurance News | March 2026

9

InsureTV: How Smart Insurers Build Trust Before the Claim | TRP #163

10

Anshuman Srivastava: Record Capital vs Reinsurance Demand (CII Event)

11

Andy Yeoman: When AI Rewrites Risk Transfer | TRP #162

12

Steve Bowen: Avoid Pricing Risk for Yesterday’s Climate | TRP #161

13

Reinsurance News Roundup | January 2026

14

1/1 Reinsurance Renewals Recap 2026 | TRP #160

15

Jeff Walton: Bitcoin as Collateral? Reinsurance's Capital Shake-Up | TRP #159

16

Andrew Martin: Selling Cyber Insurance in a Soft Market | TRP #158

17

The Reinsurance Games: Submission Nightmares | TRP #157

18

How to Win in a Soft Market | TRP #156

19

Reinsurance News Roundup | November 2025

20

What Does ‘Data-First’ Actually Mean? | TRP #155

21

Data That Wins Reinsurance Deals | TRP #154

22

Baden-Baden #37 - Tom Spier: Finding Growth in a Softening Market

23

Baden-Baden #36 - Tobias Sonndorfer: What Stability Reveals About the Market

24

Baden-Baden #35 - Craig Roberts: Why Clarity Wins at Renewal

25

Baden-Baden #34 - Dani Katz: Why Better Data Beats Better Rates

26

Baden-Baden #33 - Leon Janeke: How Buyers Win in 2026’s Soft Market

27

Baden-Baden #32 - Jen Braney: Growing Cyber in a Soft Market

28

Baden-Baden #31 - Paul Nicholas & Dean Roberts: Turn Capital Models into Growth Engines

29

Baden-Baden #30 - Eran Charit & Kazimierz Layton: What’s Driving Capacity, Demand & Risk in 2026

30

Baden-Baden #29 - David Flandro: Reinsurance in a Softening Market

31

Baden-Baden #28 - Matt Cullina: Can Reinsurers Unlock Cyber at Scale?

32

Baden-Baden #27 - Yörn Tatge & Giovanni Garcia: Modelling 300+ Risks You Didn’t See Coming

33

Baden-Baden #26 - Martin Boreham: Reinsurance That Works for Africa

34

Baden-Baden #25 - James Pring: How to Fix Broken Reinsurance Workflows

35

How Brokers Win More Deals With Better Tech | TRP #153

36

Jenny Tilley: How to Actually Network in Reinsurance | TRP #152

37

Why Post-Placement Still Breaks Reinsurance Deals | TRP #151

38

Monte Carlo #48 - Meg Green: Inside the Conversations That Shape 1/1 Renewals

39

Monte Carlo #47 - Sebastian Cook: What Buyers and Reinsurers Really Need from Each Other

40

Monte Carlo #46 - Garret Gray: Secondary Perils, Wildfires, & Market Impact

41

Monte Carlo #45 – Christopher Hayday: Navigating Specialty Risks and Reinsurance Cycles

42

Monte Carlo #44 – James Willison: Making Sense of the Blueprint 2 Delay

43

Monte Carlo #43 - Shevawn Barder & Darren Powell: Building Long-Term Success in the Market

44

Monte Carlo #42 - James Richards: What’s Really Driving the Reinsurance Headlines

45

Monte Carlo #41 - David Govrin: Lessons on Risk, Capital, and Discipline for 2026

46

Monte Carlo #40 - Martin Burke: How to Build Stronger Partnerships in 2026

47

RVS Monte Carlo #39 – Jonathan Rake: Turning Uncertainty into Opportunity Through Data

48

RVS Monte Carlo #38 - Paul Campbell: Profitable Growth in a Changing Market

49

RVS Monte Carlo #37 - James Dickerson: Unlocking Capital Through Retrospective Reinsurance

50

RVS Monte Carlo #36 - Gerhard Koster: Inflation, Flood Risk, and the Future of Dutch Reinsurance

51

RVS Monte Carlo #35 - Michael van der Straaten: Reinsurance Rates, Capacity & Talent

52

RVS Monte Carlo #34 - Andreas Beckmann: Why Attachment Points Stay Firm in 2026 Renewals

53

RVS Monte Carlo #33 – Rebecca Bole: What Cyber’s Rise Means for Reinsurers

54

RVS Monte Carlo #32 – Mark Bennett: Building the Foundations for a Smarter Market

55

RVS Monte Carlo #31 - Ed Largent & Jack Kuhn: Market Shifts, M&A, and AI Risks

56

2025 Market Review & Monte Carlo RVS Expectations | TRP #150

57

Reinsurance News Roundup | August 2025

58

John Butler: Insurance for How the World Really Works | TRP #149

59

David Benyon: Navigating Political Risk | TRP #148

60

James Fisher: Building Reinsurance Careers That Matter | TRP #147

61

Gavin Lillywhite: The Future of Underwriting Isn’t What You Think | TRP #146

62

Zac Townsend & Carsten Ragborg: Bitcoin Life Insurance | TRP #145

63

George Alayon: BMA’s Innovation Agenda in Bermuda | TRP Bermuda #3

64

James Robinson: Building Insurance Tech in Bermuda | TRP Bermuda #2

65

Rosie Denée: Lloyd’s Lab Lands in Bermuda | TRP Bermuda #1

66

Brittany Baker: Building Cyber Models & Unlocking Reinsurance Capital | TRP #144

67

Target Markets #7 - Calum Williams & Barry Plummer: The Future of Programme Underwriting

68

Target Markets #6 - Raymond Hannan: Building Smarter Program Business

69

Target Markets #5 - Rick Farmer: Data-Driven MGAs and the Future of Capacity

70

Target Markets #4 - Matthew Jones: Solving the Data Problem in MGA Underwriting

71

Target Markets #3 - Patrick Charles: The MGA Arms Race

72

Target Markets #2 - Kevin O'Connor: MGAs Are Winning the Race for Capital

73

Target Markets #1 - Dawn Walker: How MGAs Can Compete for Capacity

74

The Dirty Truth About Reinsurance Renewals | TRP #143

75

Your Submission Pack Is Costing You Capacity | TRP #142

76

Alexander Georgetti: Building a Career in Reinsurance | TRP #141

77

What Economic Volatility Means for Reinsurance | TRP #140

78

Bethany Vohlers: Preparing for Cyber’s First True Cat Event | TRP #139

79

Alex Hearn & Dip Chowdhury: Changing How Insurance Professionals Stay Informed | TRP #138

80

Reinsurance News Roundup | March 2025

81

Inside the Under 35s Reinsurance Group | TRP #137

82

Lara Kottsieper & Ben Gower: AI’s Potential in Reinsurance | TRP #136

83

LO$$ RATIO: Insurance’s Viral Truth-Teller | TRP #135

84

How Challenger Brokers Outmanoeuvre Legacy Giants | TRP #134

85

James Lakin: The Art & Science of Reinsurance Buying | TRP #133

86

Reinsurance Buying for Global Players | TRP #132

87

Amrit Santhirasenan: Smarter Reinsurance Pricing | TRP #131

88

Mark Wheeler: The Future of Specialty Reinsurance | TRP #130

89

Reinsurance News Roundup | January 2025

90

Small Cedent's Guide to Securing Reinsurance Capacity | TRP #129

91

Tom Wakefield: 2025 Reinsurance Renewals (CII Event)

92

Turning Data Overload into a Competitive Advantage | TRP #128

93

1/1 Reinsurance Renewals Recap 2025 | TRP #127

94

Reinsurance News Roundup - December 2024

95

Understanding Profitability Ceilings in Reinsurance | TRP #126

96

Scaling an Insurance Company | TRP #125

97

2025 Tech Trends: Hype vs. Reality | TRP #124

98

Yasmin Carter-Esdale: Schemes & Innovation |TRP #123

99

Albert Chung: Data, Trust, and Reinsurance Best Practices | TRP #122

100

Jerod Blakestad: Personal Umbrella Insurance | TRP #121

101

Jonathan Roomer: Redefining Life Insurance for Holistic Wellbeing | TRP #120

102

Frank Perkins: Revolutionising Insurance Workflows | TRP #119

103

Baden-Baden #24 - Nikolas Brandau: Behind the Scenes at the Löwenbräu

104

Baden-Baden #23 - Eran Charit & Kazimierz Layton: Unlocking the Financial Risks Market

105

Baden-Baden #22 - Anke Sielker & Rupert Bidwell: Satellite Data at the Forefront

106

Baden-Baden #21 - Tobias Sonndorfer: Adapting to Climate and Catastrophe Risks

107

Baden-Baden #20 - David Flandro: Strategic Partnerships & Modern Reinsurance

108

Baden-Baden #19 - Vojtěch Toman: Czech Republic’s Catastrophe Resilience

109

Baden-Baden #18 - Yörn Tatge & Bernhard Reinhardt: Global Perspective on Risk

110

Baden-Baden #17 - Martin Špaček & Marek Goldbach: Navigating Global Catastrophe Models

111

Reinsurance News Roundup | October 2024

112

Baden-Baden #16 - Vivek Bajaj: Moody's Evolving Role in Insurance

113

Baden-Baden #15 - Jennifer Braney: A New Era for Cyber Reinsurance

114

Baden-Baden #14 - Tom Spier: Key Trends & Challenges for 1/1 Renewals

115

Fabian Mattejat & Ulrich Müller: Inside VKB’s Reinsurance Strategy | TRP #118

116

Mervyn Skeet: Shaping UK Insurance Policy | TRP #117

117

Hurricane Milton: A Live Reinsurance Response | TRP #116

118

Anthony McKelvy & Peter McKelvy: How Data & Tech Are Changing Reinsurance | TRP #115

119

RVS Monte Carlo #30 - Andrew Caswell: AI’s Role in Reshaping Reinsurance

120

Reinsurance News Roundup | September 2024

121

RVS Monte Carlo: 2024 Recap | TRP #114

122

RVS Monte Carlo #29 - Sunnie Luthra: MGA Market Dynamics

123

RVS Monte Carlo #28 - Jim Lye: Market Disruptions & Strategic Growth

124

RVS Monte Carlo #27 - Ryan Dodd: Redefining Cyber Risk for Large Enterprises

125

RVS Monte Carlo #26 - Joseph Ziolkowski: Insuring Digital Assets, Cannabis & Emerging Sectors

126

RVS Monte Carlo #25 - Benjamin Fox: Digital Assets & Reinsurance

127

RVS Monte Carlo #24 - Paloma Quiroga Arias & Paul Latarche: Risk Consulting & Data-Driven Solutions

128

RVS Monte Carlo #23 - Darren Powell: Navigating Specialty Reinsurance

129

RVS Monte Carlo #22 - John Mason: The Future of PPL

130

RVS Monte Carlo #21 - James Willison: Transforming the London Market

131

RVS Monte Carlo #20 - Dani Katz: Building Better Pricing Systems with AI

132

RVS Monte Carlo #19 - Shevawn Barder: Unlocking Opportunities in Reinsurance & Long-Term Capital

133

RVS Monte Carlo #18 - Rob Gibbs: Building Resilient MGA Strategies & Driving Global Diversification

134

(Re)Insurance Conference Season: What You Need to Know | #113

135

Reinsurance News Roundup | August 2024

136

Gareth Evans & James Slater: Transforming Ceded Reinsurance | TRP #112

137

William Gildea: Navigating the Cyber Insurance Landscape | TRP #111

138

Silvi Wompa Sinclair: Navigating Leadership & Innovation | TRP #110

139

Podcast Service Announcement | TRP #109

140

Reinsurance News Roundup - July 2024

141

Optimising Reinsurance Submissions for Better Pricing | TRP #108

142

Reg Brown: Industry Veteran to Museum Visionary | TRP #107

143

Rebecca Mason: Mastering Wordings & Breaking Barriers as Lloyd's First Trans Woman | TRP #106

144

Joe Inglis: From Darwin to Data & Pet Health | TRP 105

145

What's Supercede? (And Why Investors Gave Us $15m) | TRP#104

146

Reinsurance News Roundup - June 2024

147

Sandra Lewin: Navigating Change & Championing Diversity | TRP #103

148

Leveraging Data for Optimal Reinsurance Pricing | TRP #102

149

Simone Krummaker: Bridging Academia & Industry for Insurance | TRP #101

150

Top 5 Worst Things Ceded Reinsurance Teams Do | TRP #100

151

Reinsurance News Roundup | May 2024

152

Jonathan Humm: Unveiling the Depths of Marine Insurance | TRP #99

153

Christopher Croft: Navigating Insurance Innovation & Global Regulation | TRP #98

154

@TheHardMarket: Memes, Corporate Culture, & Industry Insight | TRP #97

155

Tom Spier: Mastering Market Challenges | TRP #96

156

Reinsurance News Roundup | April 2024

157

Steve Weinstein: Navigating Bermuda's Reinsurance Landscape | Bermuda Risk Summit #11

158

David Hart: Bermuda's Role as the World's Risk Capital | Bermuda Risk Summit #10

159

Enhancing Risk Understanding | Bermuda Risk Summit #9 - Raphael Zindi

160

Reshaping Reinsurance Landscapes | Bermuda Risk Summit #8 - Matt Wilken

161

Amplifying Reinsurance Narratives | Bermuda Risk Summit #7 - Mairi Mallon

162

Bermuda Risk Summit #6 - Karen Clark: Innovating Disaster Risk Assessment for Insurers

163

Bermuda Risk Summit #5 - Carlos Wong: Deep Dive into Market Dynamics

164

Bermuda Risk Summit #4 - Jaeton Cary: Tackling Reinsurance Challenges

165

Bermuda Risk Summit #3 - Joseph Petrelli: Industry Innovations

166

Bermuda Risk Summit #2 - Sal Tucci: Innovation & Tradition in Bermuda's Reinsurance Landscape

167

Bermuda Risk Summit #1 - Mike Yaworsky: Navigating Florida's Unique Insurance Landscape

168

#95 - The Difficulty in Preparing Reinsurance Data

169

Industry News Roundup - March 2024

170

#94 - Samantha Ridgewell: Cultivating the Next Generation of Insurance Leaders

171

#93 - Aligning the Cedent-Broker-Reinsurer Relationship

172

#92 - Mark Geoghegan: The Voice of Insurance

173

Industry News Roundup - February 2024

174

#91 - Nick Hoadley: How to Attract Diverse Leadership to Your Insurance Business

175

#90 - Lynn Moretti: Decoding the Insurance Claims Process

176

#89 - The 3 Big Problems in Reinsurance Operations

177

#88 - Underwriting in the Age of Data Overload

178

Industry News Roundup - January 2024

179

#87 - Jeremy Burgess: The Insurance Network, TINTech, & Innovation

180

#86 - Skip Coan & Todd Rissel: Property Valuation & Insurance-to-Value Solutions

181

#85 - Is the Hard Market Coming to an End?

182

#84 - January Renewals 2024: What Happened?

183

#83 - James Willison: Digitalising the London Market

184

Reinsurance News Roundup - December 2023

185

#82 - Jon Maury: The Cyber Market, Distribution Strategies, & MGAs

186

#81 - Preparing for January Renewals | Reinsurance

187

#80 - Peter Gostev: Exploring Generative AI

188

Reinsurance News Roundup - November 2023

189

#79 - Fraser Edmond: CEO at Broker Insights

190

#78 - Paola Di Fonzo: Head of Transformation & Business Change at Assicurazioni Generali UK

191

Baden-Baden #13 - Glenn Tyrpa: Journalist at Intelligent Insurer

192

#77 - Unlock Profit Potential in Hard Markets

193

Baden-Baden #12 - Sébastien Ricout: Senior Underwriter at AXIS Capital

194

Baden-Baden #11 - Heribert Kargl: Leo's Bar & Restaurant Owner

195

Baden-Baden #10 - Richard Akeroyd: Executive Head of SA Treaty at Aon

196

Badan-Baden #9 - Katie Davies, Head of Underwriting Services at Ageas Insurance

197

Baden-Baden #8 - Christian Silies: Head of Global Aviation, Marine & Energy at Sompo International

198

Baden-Baden #7 - Mark Bennett: Global VP of Business Development at ACORD

199

Baden-Baden #6 - David Baldwin: Managing Director at Ed

200

Baden-Baden #5 - David Sharashidze: Director of Reinsurance at Alpha Insurance

201

Baden-Baden #4 - Glyn Hall: Divisional Director at Inver Re

202

Reinsurance News Roundup - October 2023

203

Baden-Baden #3 - Zoë Layden: Managing Director at Claveaux Consulting

204

Baden-Baden #2 - Paul Gadsby: Market Themes This Year

205

Baden-Baden #1 - What Happened This Year?

206

#76 - Jess McCausland: How to Ensure Client Success

207

#75 - The Ethics of Underwriting

208

#74 - Alex Bond: FinPro & Insurtech Talent

209

#73 - The Vesttoo Saga Explained

210

Reinsurance News Roundup - September 2023

211

RVS Monte-Carlo #17 - Sandra DeSilva: Driving Technology Innovation

212

RVS Monte-Carlo #16 - Isabelle Clausner: Xceedance

213

RVS Monte-Carlo #15 - Adam Podlaha & Chris Ewing: Aon

214

RVS Monte-Carlo #14 - Michael Wade OBE

215

RVS Monte-Carlo #13 - Paul Mang: Guidewire

216

RVS Monte-Carlo #12 - Jose Seara: CEO of DeNexus

217

RVS Monte-Carlo #11 - Mark Bennett: ACORD

218

RVS Monte-Carlo #10 - Shawn Ram: Head of Insurance at Coalition

219

RVS Monte-Carlo #9 - Amrit Santhirasenan: CEO at Hyperexponential

220

RVS Monte-Carlo #8 - Tobias Sonndorfer: VIG Re

221

RVS Monte-Carlo #7 - Will Dove: Everest

222

RVS Monte-Carlo #6 - Chris Parish: Lockton Re

223

RVS Monte-Carlo #5 - Frank Perkins: CEO at Inari

224

RVS Monte-Carlo #4 - Kate Tongue & Robert Flach: Argenta Private Capital Limited

225

#72 - AI as an Emerging Risk

226

RVS Monte-Carlo #3 - Stephen Netherway: Partner at Devonshires

227

RVS Monte-Carlo #2 - Forbes McKenzie: CEO of McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS)

228

RVS Monte-Carlo #1 - Javier San Basilio: Chief Underwriting Officer at MAPFRE RE

229

#71 - The Reinsurance Data Crisis

230

#70 - Conference Season: RVS in Monte-Carlo

231

Reinsurance News Roundup - August 2023

232

#69 - Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Re/Insurance

233

#68 - Managing Reputation

234

Reinsurance News Roundup - July 2023

235

#67 - Ryan Hewlett: Insurance Journalism

236

#66 - Renewals Recap: July 2023

237

#65 - The London Market

238

#64 - Buying Reinsurance: Are You Paying Too Much?

239

#63 - Tom Draper: Cyber Insurance

240

Reinsurance News Roundup - June 2023

241

#62 - Evaluating Reinsurance Spend

242

#61 - Rosina Smith: CPO at McKenzie Intelligence Services

243

#60 - Ceded Reinsurance: the Big Challenges

244

#59 - AI, ChatGPT, & Reinsurance

245

#58 - Natalia Dorfman & James Kench: The Carbon Insurance Market

246

Reinsurance News Roundup - May 2023

247

#57 - The Evolving Role of Reinsurance Brokers

248

#56 - Alternative Risk Transfer: Why, When & How

249

#55 - Q&A: Ask Us Anything #4

250

#54 - Michael Cenzer: Actuarial Expertise, Drivers of Hardening Market Conditions, & Market Trends

251

Reinsurance News Roundup - April 2023

252

#53 - Navigating Reinsurance Placements: Part 2

253

Chartered Institute of Insurance Panel Discussion: Reinsurtech in 2023

254

#52 - Navigating Reinsurance Placements: Part 1

255

Reinsurance News Roundup - March 2023

256

#51 - Leveraging Partnerships: The Only Way to Succeed in Reinsurance

257

#50 - Emerging Risks

258

#49 - Managing Catastrophe Losses Through Reinsurance

259

#48 - Hard Market Underwriting: Balancing Risk & Return

260

Reinsurance News Roundup - February 2023

261

#47 - Russell Higginbotham: CEO of Swiss Re Solutions & Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) President

262

#46 - The Importance of Relationships in Reinsurance

263

#45 - Reinsurtech in 2023: Everything You Need to Know

264

#44 - Paul Gadsby: Buying Reinsurance

265

Reinsurance News Roundup - January 2023

266

#43 - Holger Tewes-Kampelmann: CEO of Allianz Re

267

#42 - Blockchain in Insurance, Crypto Insurance Protection, & the FTX Collapse

268

#41 - Tom Spier: 1/1 Reinsurance Renewals Recap 2023

269

Reinsurance News Roundup - December 2022

270

#40 - Thorsten Fromhold & Holger Tewes-Kampelmann: Allianz Re, the Current State of the Reinsurance Market, & 2023 Renewals

271

#39 - Q&A: Ask Us Anything #3

272

#38 - Cordy Bartlett: Why We Started The Reinsurance Podcast

273

Reinsurance News Roundup - November 2022

274

#37 - Jacob Palmer: Reinsurance in Focus

275

#36 - How Cedents Can Get More Accurate Reinsurance Pricing

276

#35 - Funding a Tech Startup

277

Reinsurance News Roundup - October 2022

278

#34 - Jerad Leigh & Ben Rose Q&A: Ask Us Anything 2

279

#33 - Jezen Thomas: Building a Winning (Re)Insurtech & the Inner-Workings of Supercede

280

#32 - Is Reinsurance Broken?

281

Reinsurance News Roundup - September 2022

282

#31 - Mark Bennett: ACORD, Embracing Common Standards, & Reducing Friction for Industry Practitioners

283

#30 - Dr. Sima Adhya: Space Insurance, Rocket Launches, & Alien Related Exposures

284

#29 - Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) in Reinsurance

285

Reinsurance News Roundup - August 2022

286

#28 - A Day in the Life of a Reinsurance Broker

287

#27 - Robin Merttens: InsTech, Industry Challenges, & Innovation

288

#26 - Jerad Leigh & Ben Rose Q&A: Ask Us Anything #1

289

Reinsurance News Roundup - July 2022

290

#25 - Michelle To & David Flandro: Reinsurance Analytics, NOVA, & Transforming Insurance Data Into Usable Insights

291

#24 - Recession: Lines of Business Affected, Increases in Insurance Fraud, & What (Re)Insurers Can Do During an Economic Downturn

292

#23 - Jonathan Kimber: Chairing the Under U35s Reinsurance Group, Networking Opportunities for Young Talent, & the Group’s 50th Anniversary

293

Reinsurance News Roundup - June 2022

294

#22 - Vicky Carter: A Career in Reinsurance, the Importance of Building Relationships, & Attracting Young Talent

295

#21 - Entrepreneurship & the Need to Go Digital

296

#20 - Harold Buchanan: Corporate Strategy, Diversification, & Capital Allocation

297

#19 - Why Reinsurance Is Bad for the World

298

Reinsurance News Roundup - May 2022

299

#18 - Why Reinsurance Is Good for the World

300

#17 - Dickie Whitaker: Loss Modelling, Innovation, & Open-Source Reinsurance Software

301

#16 - A Day in the Life of an Underwriter

302

Reinsurance News Roundup: April 2022

303

#15 - Mark Geoghegan: Podcasting, Journalism, and the (Re)insurance Industry

304

#14 - Reinsurance Accounting

305

#13 - Prof. Paula Jarzabkowski: Understanding Reinsurance, Risk and the Competitive Landscape

306

#12 - Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG)

307

#11 - How Does Reinsurance Work?

308

#10 - Tom Spier: Cyber Insurance, the Infamous Sony Hack, & Data Protection

309

#9 - How to Build a Reinsurance Technology Company

310

#8 - Reinsurance Strategy in Hardening Markets

311

#7 - Lloyd’s of London

312

#6 - Emergence of Challenger Brokers

313

#5 - (Re)insurance Technology: Build, Buy, or Rent

314

#4 - What Is Reinsurance?

315

#3 - The Fragmented Nature of the Reinsurance Industry

316

#2 - Challenges with Reinsurance Data

317

#1 - What is Supercede? Innovation in Reinsurance Technology