Insurance Covered

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...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Richard Matsui, Co-founder of kWh Analytics, and they will be discussing the insurance of renewable energy sources with a particular focus on solar power. In this episode we discuss: Who kWh Analytics are, and what kind of data they monitor How kWh became involved with insurance how data...

Welcome to a special episode of Insurance Covered, celebrating our 50th episode. In this episode Peter interviews Sir Bernard Rix discussing his career as a barrister and a judge, focusing on the judgements he made that impacted the insurance industry.  In this episode we discuss: Sir Bernard's early career as a barrister and his journey to becoming a judge. How Sir Bernard became known as an...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Stephen Weinstein, Chair of the Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA). The topic for discussion is the Bermuda Insurance Market and why it has become a global insurance hub.    In this episode we cover:   Who the Bermuda Business Development Agency are and what they foc...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Tom Beckett who a broker with CityNet Insurance Brokers and in this episode, we discuss why Tom chose to start his career in insurance and why others should consider doing the same.    In this episode we discuss:   What led Tom into the insurance world What his first impres...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Seth Williams of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) which is also their topic for discussion. In this episode we discuss: Who the ABI are and why they were formed What their role in the insurance market is The work they are doing in the area of climate change The role the ABI and t...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by returning guest Tom Johansmeyer, Head of Porperty Claims services at Verisk. In this episode they discuss and try to answer the following question: 'Is cyber insurance in crisis?'. In this episode we discuss: What is typically covered in a cyber policy The three main categories of loss in...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Julian Richardson, CEO of Parhelion Underwriting and our topic for this episode is sustainable insurance. In this episode we discuss: Who Parhelion are Why they decided to launch the worlds first fully sustainable insurer and how they plan to do it ESG as a driving force for change Insura...

Welcome to Season 3 of Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In our first episode of the year Peter is joined by Carl Carter, UK Country CEO at CPP Group UK and our topic for this episode is parametric insurance and its applications in travel insurance. In this episode we discuss: What parametric insurance is Why it parametric cover pairs so well with travel How travel i...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Andy Bord, CEO of Flood Re, a specialist UK reinsurer of flood risks. In this episode we will be discussing all things Flood Re, including: Why Flood Re was formed What is the goal of Flood Re Does it achieve what it sets out to Examples of how Flood Re works in practice Climate change an...