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View From The Top

01 May 2009

The industry's leading CEOs give Reactions their views on today's biggest topics.

View From The Top: Michael Butt
14 July 2009
The co-chair of the climate change working group at The Geneva Association and chairman of Axis Capital explains why the global insurance industry must take a stand on climate change.

Jonathan Turner
15 June 2009
The CEO of Brit Reinsurance, the reinsurance division of Brit Insurance, explains why the industry’s core business of underwriting is back in the spotlight.

Chris O’Kane
06 May 2009
Chris O’Kane, CEO of Aspen Re, examines the key drivers for the forthcoming June and July renewals.

James Schiro
01 April 2009
The chief executive of Zurich Financial Services says that dedicated insurers are not a systemic risk.

Patrick Thiele
16 March 2009
The CEO of PartnerRe argues that reinsurers should still consider investment risk an important part of a consolidated portfolio – provided there is a rigorous and consistent risk management approach across the whole business.

Joseph Restoule
12 February 2009
The new president of Rims says strategic risk management can help organisations stay sound in hard economic times.

Bob Deutsch
01 January 2009
The president of Bermudian insurer Ironshore tells Reactions what the market can expect to face during the coming year.

Andrew Horton
03 November 2008
The CEO of Beazley gives his thoughts on innovation in the insurance industry, looking specifically at how the political risks market has evolved to respond to changing economic conditions and meet the needs of the banking and trading communities.

Jacques Aigrain
01 October 2008
Swiss Re's CEO gives his thoughts on how Solvency II will affect the industry.

Peter Hearn
01 September 2008
As reinsurance industry figures descend for this year's Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, the CEO of Willis Re gives his thoughts on market trends, as well as why he feels ERM is becoming essential in helping clients generate economic gain and long-term stability.

Jim Bryce
01 August 2008
IPCRe is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Reactions talks to its president and CEO about how the market has changed in that time, the future for monoline catastrophe writers and why the class of 2005 has a tough time ahead.

Lord Levene
01 June 2008
The chairman of Lloyd's gives his views on future liability risks and warns that businesses need to think differently about the liabilities they face, and develop the right culture and structure to manage emerging risks more effectively.

Joe Plumeri
01 May 2008
The chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings makes the case for an optional federal charter.

Sandy Praeger
01 May 2008
The president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and commissioner for the US state of Kansas, argues that federal regulation could lead to a dangerous lack of oversight, and that modernising the state system is a better solution.

Nikolaus von Bomhard
01 April 2008
New regulations to end the monopoly of reinsurance in Brazil become effective on April 17. The chairman of the board of management at Munich Re explains why he is convinced Brazil offers great potential for foreign reinsurers clamouring to enter the market.

Peter Zaffino
01 March 2008
The new chief executive officer of Guy Carpenter & Company, who took over at the end of February, gives his view on the role of the reinsurance broker, and the challenges facing the reinsurance broking market.

Wilhelm Zeller
01 February 2008
Hannover Re's CEO gives his verdict on the January 1 2008 renewals, and finds disappointment in some areas but cause for optimism in others.

Ewen Gilmour
01 January 2008
New capacity continues to pile into Lloyd's despite the market growing ever softer. The chief executive officer of Chaucer Holdings and deputy chairman of Lloyd's gives his view on how the market will be able to manage the downturn.

Jay Fishman
01 November 2007
Jay Fishman, chairman and CEO of The Travelers Companies, discusses why he would like to see a Coastal Hurricane Zone where hurricane business is federally regulated, but privately written.

Ramani Ayer
01 November 2007
The CEO of US insurer The Hartford gives his perspective on getting a new terrorism backstop passed before the end of the year.

Brian O'Hara
01 October 2007
Insurers and reinsurers have been claiming for a number of years that this time will be different, and the excessive competition seen in previous soft markets will not re-emerge. Here, Brian O'Hara, president and chief executive officer of XL Capital, outlines the reasons he is confident this view will hold out.

Don Kramer
01 September 2007
The CEO of Ariel Re explains why he has got into Lloyd's with the $385m purchase of managing agency Atrium, and how he sees the class of 2005 coping with the soft market.