Specialist underwriting expertise and partnership distribution, driven by data and technology, will be key to the MGA sector’s future success, Killian McDermott, co-founder of specialty MGA Fusion, argues

Property and specialty re/insurer IQUW has expanded rapidly in the hard market, but the strategy of diversification and controlled line sizes will enable the carrier to manage changes in the market cycle effectively, the group’s chief executive, Peter Bilsby, and chief underwriting officer, David Morris, tell Insurance Day

Alaska’s insurance commissioner warns insurers to be alert to the potential environmental risks from new technologies in the rush to net zero

Bermudian re/insurer Aspen’s chief underwriting officer, Christian Dunleavy, discusses climate change, the trend towards annual contracts to help manage exposures and the forthcoming reinsurance renewals 

Speaking to Insurance Day, the executive chair of Convex calls for the creation of cyber, pandemic and climate risk versions of the UK government-backed terrorism reinsurer

The chief executive of Hiscox’s reinsurance and insurance-linked securities division discusses the carrier’s three-pronged approach to capital, the January 1 renewals and the challenge of cyber ILS

Losing its biggest capacity provider at the end of last year was a huge blow for managing general agent K2 International, but in the current market environment, under new ownership, things can change quickly, the underwriting platform’s two co-heads argue

The chief executive of Dale Underwriting Partners discusses the January 1 renewals, the Lloyd’s re/insurer’s expansion plans and its joint venture with Howden

As Mosaic begins its third year of business, the Bermuda-based specialty insurer’s co-chief executives speak to Insurance Day about their plans for growth, the possibility of forming a parallel syndicate and the lines where the company aims to lead

Loss ratios may have stabilised, but managing the volatility of cyber risk remains a major challenge for carriers, CFC Underwriting chief executive, Graeme Newman, argues

If the market is to maintain its reputation for innovation, the regulatory burden on brokers must be reduced, says the new chair of the London and International Insurance Brokers’ Association

MS Amlin Underwriting is back in the black, with a clean bill of health and with a clear plan to regain the position it enjoyed in the market five years ago, the company’s chief executive says