Views & insights

Our Views and insights page features articles, commentaries and opinion pieces on a range of topics to help you keep up to speed with the latest developments in the insurance industry.


March 10, 2017

Insurtech is changing the way insurers reach the insurance buyer and MGAs are leading that change

  Insurtech has the potential to transform the way the industry engages with its clients, similar to the ground breaking impact Direct Line had on direct selling in the 1980s and 90s. By bringing insurance products straight to […]
March 1, 2017

What next for Exposure Management?

  Catastrophe models became widespread in insurance almost as suddenly and unexpectedly as the hurricanes that they model. After the dust settled, and the initial excitement at the opportunities that these products would bring – improved risk selection, […]
February 24, 2017

What makes an effective insurance board?

  The implementation of the senior insurance managers’ regime (SIMR) in March 2016, in response to the financial crisis, might have caused angst amongst some directors. However, for well-run companies such as Asta, the regime simply brought together […]
December 21, 2016

London market looking towards a positive 2017

  I am upbeat about Lloyd’s and the insurance market in 2017. While challenges are plentiful for both Lloyd’s and MGAs I’m sure the market’s entrepreneurial spirt will come to the fore to take advantage of new opportunities, […]
December 9, 2016

Understanding the uncertainties is key to the effective use of catastrophe modelling

  The widespread response upon hearing of the upcoming changes to North America earthquake modelling is “please, not another disruptive model change”. How have we found ourselves in a place where a significant advancement in our knowledge is […]