Insights into the Re/Insurance Frontier – in partnership with KBRA

What does the coming year hold for life insurers?
Join an insightful discussion at 10 a.m EST/ 3:00 p.m GMT on Jan. 12, 2022, with Insider Engage, in partnership with KBRA, as we explore the latest emerging risks and opportunities in the life insurance market.

We will explore market dynamics including:
➤ How are insurers continuing to manage in the low interest rate environment?
➤ How have mergers and acquisitions impacted the market?
➤ What new capital sources are being tapped to fund acquisitions?
➤ How are new startups impacting the market?
➤ How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted mortality and morbidity?
➤ How is ESG Risk Management handled at your company, and what do you see as the biggest ESG-related risks and opportunities for the life insurance industry?
➤ What pension risk trends are heating up the market?

Speakers:
➤ Peter Giacone, Managing Director, Insurance - KBRA
➤ Gokul Sudarsana, Managing Director, HSCM Bermuda Management Company
➤ Chris Blunt, CEO & President - F&G Annuities & Life
➤ J.C. Brueckner, CEO & President - SCOR
➤ Neil Sprackling, President, Life & Health US - Swiss Re

Moderator:
➤ Meg Green, Managing Editor - Insider Engage

Insurers rely on both internal and external catastrophe models to assess claims scenarios and shape their liability profiles. Parameter risk is growing with the confluence of climate change, supply chain issues and inflation. Join Insider Engage in partnership with KBRA for a dynamic discussion on 10 a.m. April 6th as we discuss how insurers and cat models are evolving to meet today’s ongoing risk challenges. Discussion points include:
--The impact of higher frequency versus severity of natural catastrophes: which drives bigger changes in PML?
--How insurers are adapting their use cat models in their underwriting and pricing.
--Has the feedback loop of actual data evolved to more dynamically capture new information?
--What are the implications of model outputs that are inaccurate, or which may not fully capture the risk?
--How COVID-19 related supply chain issues are causing unpleasant claims surprises and other knock-on impacts.
--How overall inflation can impact claims (and pricing), and what to expect going forward.
--What insurers can do to make optimal use of cat models.

Panelist:
- Peter Giacone, Senior Managing Director, KBRA
- Karen Clark, Co-founder & CEO, Karen Clark & Company
- Paul Nealon, Co-Founder and Managing Partner - ILS Capital Management
- Catherine Pigott, Head of Science & Natural Perils - AXA XL

Moderator:
Meg Green, Editor-in-Chief, Insider Engage

As hurricane and California wildfire seasons get underway, insurers are focusing on how best to manage their natural catastrophe risk.

Join us for a free webinar, offered in partnership with KBRA, 11 a.m. EST June 28, as we explore how insurers are navigating the increase in severity and frequency of claims.

Discussion questions include:
What’s the outlook for the U.S. hurricane season this year?
What were the take-aways from June 1 and July 1 natural catastrophe reinsurance renewals?
How are underwriters accounting for challenges like supply chain issues and inflation?
How is the increased severity and frequency of natural catastrophe claims impacting insurers’ balance sheets?
What tools are insurers using to protect their balance sheets?

Speakers include:
Peter Giacone, Senior Managing Director, KBRA
Dr. Ryan Truchelut, Chief Meteorologist of WeatherTiger, LLC
Steven L Patterson, President & CEO, Oregon Mutual Insurance
Michael Sonnenholzner, SVP, Property Team Lead, Munich Re US

Host: Meg Green, Managing Editor, Insider Engage

With a majority of reinsurance contracts renewing on January 1, reinsurers, cedants and brokers faced a hectic – and late -- renewal season. In addition to macroeconomic and geopolitical volatility, reinsurers faced an increased frequency of extreme weather events in recent years, which has resulted in some reinsurers shifting away from natural catastrophe to more profitable classes of business. Rising inflation and a looming recession were among the hot topics during this renewal season, as well as cedants’ increased demand for reinsurance against a backdrop of tighter capacity.

Join Insider Engage, in partnership with KBRA, at 10:30 ET/3:30 BT on FEB. 7, 2023 for a free webinar that looks at how the January 1 renewals have impacted the market. We’ll consider issues including a possible recession, reinsurers’ shifting risk appetite, and capacity shortages that are driving higher rates and more complex negotiations.

Overview of Jan. 1 renewal market process
Update on capacity: where was the market tighter?
Where do you see it going for the remainder of 2023?
Was there adequate capacity?
What did you see in rates, terms and conditions?
What is the impact of the changing risk appetite landscape?
How is the possible recession impacting the market?
Will Lloyd’s reduce the capacity of its syndicates if they can’t obtain adequate reinsurance cover?
What is the impact of the currency volatility on reinsurance markets?
How is Hurricane Ian impacting the market?

Panelists:
Carol Pierce, Senior Director, Insurance, KBRA
Jean-Paul Conoscente, CEO, SCOR P&C
Nick Dranchek, EVP, Capital Management, BMS Group
Lisa Butera, Managing Director, Swiss Re
Moderator: Meg Green, Managing Editor, Insider Engage

The re/insurance industry has enjoyed many years of “cheap” capital, but those days are gone. Rising interest rates and lower valuations are putting pressure on re/insurers to improve their returns or face restricted access to capital markets. Join Insider Engage, in partnership with KBRA, for a compelling webinar, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 10, as we explore how the re/insurance industry must find ways to maintain balance sheets to support business growth.
Discussion questions include:
--How rising interest rates are impacting how re/insurers are viewed by the private and public markets
--How the growth of expansion of direct asset manager investments in the re/insurance industry might impact the market
--The impact on mergers & acquisitions from a rising cost of capital
--Potential challenges to insurance-linked securities
--The important role that capital management plays in a company’s credit rating
Panel:
Peter Giacone, Senior Managing Director, KBRA
Andy Marcell, CEO, AON Reinsurance Solutions
Jerry Theodorou, Director, Finance, Insurance and Trade Policy Program, R Street
Stuart McMurdo, CEO of Reinsurance for SCOR’s Property & Casualty (P&C) division

Moderator: Meg Green, Managing Editor, Insider Engage