Insurance Covered

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Robin Pearson, Professor of Economic History at the University of Hull and they will be discussing insurance during the time of the Industrial Revolution. In this episode we cover: A background on the industrial revolution and the key developments that took place in the 18th and 19th cent...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Martin Lawson, Director and Head of Contingency at Dale Underwriting. In this episode we cover: What contingency insurance covers. What kind of events usually get contingency cover. What prize indemnity is. What would usually be excluded from a contingency policy. How Covid-19 impacted th...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Ruth Gordon, Livestock Underwriter at Markel Insurance. In this episode we discuss: What livestock insurance is. The difference between livestock and bloodstock insurance. What a standard livestock policy covers. Livestock insurance market trends and appetite. Current challenges facing th...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Darren Sharp, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Tokio Marine Kiln, and we will be discussing what his role entails. In this episode we cover: What a CIO does. How the role has changed in the last 20 years. The extent to which it's an internal / external facing role. The role of AI and da...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Michael Brunero, Head of Tech, Media and IP at CFC Underwriting and in this episode we will be venturing into the Metaverse to discuss the applications of insurance. In this episode we discuss: What the Metaverse is. Current uses of the Metaverse. Where insurance comes into the Metaverse...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Nik Yeo, Barrister at Fountain Court Chambers. Nik has a particular speciality in tech disputes, including disputes involving cryptocurrencies which is the topic of this discussion. In this episode we cover: What cryptocurrency actually is. What is meant by a decentralised system. The cry...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Peter Bosshard, Director of The Sunrise Project and Global co-ordinator of Insure Our Future. In this episode they discuss climate activism in the insurance industry. In this episode we discuss: Who Insure Our Future are and what their objectives are. Climate change targets for net zero a...

Welcome to season 4 of Insurance Covered! The podcast that covers everything insurance. We are kicking off this year looking at the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, with guest Meredith Brasher, host of the Insurance vs history podcast. In this episode we look at: Background on the earthquake, the scale and level of damage caused. Why it is such an important part of insurance history. Insurers facing...

Welcome to the final episode of Season 3 of Insurance Covered. As season 3 comes to a close we look to end on a high note. Peter is joined by returning guest Ed Gaze, CEO and founder of IRL, a platform to help launch new InsurTech's. The topic however is nothing to do with that. Instead they will be deep diving into the confusing world of insurance jargon. Throughout the episode Pete and Ed tackle...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Caroline Wagstaff CEO of the London Market Group, which is the topic they will be discussing. In this episode we discuss: Who the London Market Group (LMG) are. How Caroline defines the 'London Market'. The challenges the LMG and insurance market more generally face. The three core areas...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, CEO of Tapoly, an award winning insurtech that provides commerical insurance to small businesses operating in the gig economy, which is what they discuss today. In this episode we discuss: How Janthana became involved in the insurance world. How and why she create...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Angus Marshall, Head of Transaction Liability at CFC Underwriting, and they will be discussing the work he does, or more specifically looking at warranty and indemnity insurance. In this episode we discuss: What warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance covers. How long W&I insurance...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Sara Ager, CEO at GreenKite, a company that provides consultancy services to the insurance world, which is what they discuss. In this episode we discuss: Sara's background in insurance and how GreenKite came to be formed. What the role of a consultant is. The different areas GreenKite con...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Chris McGill, Head of Cargo at Ascot Group and Active Underwriter for Parsyl Syndicate 1796. They will be discussing cargo insurance and some of the recent work Chris has been involved in. In this episode we discuss: What cargo insurance is and what the purpose of this kind of policy is....

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. This is the second of our two part series looking at Carter v Boehm and the duty of utmost good faith. For this episode Peter is joined by Professor Robert Merkin. In this episode we discuss: A recap of the last episode, and the story of Carter v Boehm . An overview of another key case, Bates v Hewitt Insight into the key...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In the first of a two part series Peter is joined by fellow RPC Partner Iain Anderson, and they discuss the origins of the Duty of Utmost Good Faith and the case of Carter v Boehm. In this episode we discuss: What is meant by the duty of utmost good faith. An overview of Carter v Boehm and the events and geography that sur...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Klisman Murati, Founder & CEO -of Pareto Economics, we discuss the benefits of long term thinking on a global scale. Klisman poses the question "how will the world be changed and challenged in the future, and how should we respond." In this episode we discuss: What a futurologist is a...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by actor, singer, musician, playwright, author, filmmaker and director, Giles Terera. They will be discussing the play he co-directed and and performed in, 'The meaning of Zong' which looks back at one one of the most infamous insurance stories, the Zong Massacre. In this episode we discuss:...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this special episode Peter is joined by 2 guests, Paul Miller of HFG Recruitment for his third appearance on the podcast and Joe Powell, Insurance Covered super fan and title insurance underwriter based in Alabama. In this episode they will be going on a walking insurance tour of London. In this episode we discuss: The...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Richard Clapham, CEO of DUAL, and together they discuss the role of the modern MGA. In this episode we discuss: How the role of an MGA has changed in recent years The difference between MGAs, MGUs, coverholders & delegated authority The relationship between an insurer and an MGA How t...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined for the third time by Reg Brown, who is giving an update on the insurance museum initiative. In this episode we discuss: A recap on the insurance museum initiative Why we need an insurance focused museum Current updates on the museum initiative How Covid impacted the museum What they hope to...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Neta Rozy, CTO of Parametrix, and they will be discussing the creation of a new class of insurance. In this episode we discuss: Background on Parametrix, who they are and what they do What downtime insurance is and why it would be needed How the idea of downtime insurance was developed Ho...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Karen Clark, Co-Founder of Karen Clark & Company and they will be discussing catastrophe risk modelling. In this episode we discuss: What a catastrophe risk model is and how it can be used Primary uses of these models for insurers - with a focus on hurricanes The importance of Hurrica...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Ben Bolton for his second appearance on the podcast. In this episode we discuss the growing importance of brand in commercial insurance. In this episode we discuss: Ben's new venture Insurindex - which looks at brand power and brand awareness in the insurance industry What makes a 'power...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Martin Ellis, Executive Director at Howden and our topic of discussion is Lawyers professional indemnity insurance.   In this episode we discuss:   Martins career in broking The current state of the lawyers PI market The factors that causing the 'hard market' The consequences of...