View From The Top
The industry's leading insurance and reinsurance CEOs give Reactions their views on today's biggest topics
Ironshore’s Kelley on euro crisis insurance impact December 22 2011
Kevin Kelley, CEO of Bermudian specialty insurer Ironshore, assesses the impact of the European financial crisis on the global insurance industry in the latest in Reactions’ View From The Top series.
Forget the hard market: Pat Ryan October 17 2011
Insurers and reinsurers need to get used to soft markets and work hard to innovate to make the most of them, says Pat Ryan, CEO of Ryan Specialty Group
View From The Top: AIR Worldwide's Ming Lee August 4 2011
Ming Lee, president & CEO of AIR Worldwide, gives his take on model change and the buzz surrounding recent hurricane model changes.
View From The Top: Patrick Snowball 24 June 2011
The CEO of Suncorp, Australia's largest general insurer, reflects on the impact of the first-quarter cat events on his firm and the Australian and New Zealand insurance markets.
View From The Top: CNSeg's Jorge Vieira 25 May 2011
Jorge Vieira, president of Brazilian insurance association CNSeg, on Brazil's bright future.
Hank Greenberg 12 April 2011
Maurice “Hank”Greenberg, chairman and CEO of CV Starr & Co, Inc and Starr International USA, Inc, collectively known as Starr Companies, reflects on how the industry has changed in the 30 years since Reactions was launched and gives his thoughts on where it is heading. More
Flagstone Re's David Brown 25 January 2011
Flagstone Re's CEO on the challenges faced by Bermuda reinsurers since 2005. More
David Sampson 02 December 2010
The CEO of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America reflects on the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, and says the battle is only half won.
Stephen Catlin 10 September 2010
In the first part of a View from the Top double header, the CEO of Catlin Group Limited, gives his thoughts on why people are rushing into the European reinsurance market.
Charles Philipps 10 September 2010
The CEO of Amlin believes there is a gap in the market for alternatives to the traditional continental European reinsurers.
CEO RISK FORUM - April 2010
SOLVENCY II
Green light in sight
Gregory Case, Aon Corp
SOLVENCY II - FREE TO VIEW!
Stand up and be counted
Stephen Catlin, Catlin Group
SYSTEMIC RISK
A question of balance
Patrick Thiele, PartnerRe
BROKER REMUNERATION
Clients before contingents
Joe Plumeri, Willis Group
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Seven steps to enlightenment
Peter Zaffino, Guy Carpenter
SPONSORED ARTICLE
Fixed income portfolio duration: In what context does it matter?
Jim Bachman, GR-NEAM
RISK MANAGEMENT
Models, unplugged
Tad Montross, General Re
DECISION SCIENCE
The next generation
Hemant Shah, Risk Management Solutions
CORPORATE RISKS
The globalisation of risk
Richard Ward, Lloyd’s
SOCIETY AT RISK
Resilience redefined by risk transfer
Stefan Lippe, Swiss Re
INSURANCE-LINKED SECURITIES
The ILS market is back
Ulrich Wallin, Hannover Re
THE FUTURE OF REINSURANCE - FREE TO VIEW!
If we didn’t exist, they’d still need to invent us
Robert Orlich, Transatlantic Re
John Tan
05 March 2010
Asia's reinsurance markets have weathered the global economic turmoil and a greater share of premiums is set to stay in the region, says the CEO of Asia Capital Reinsurance Group.
Kenneth LeStrange
05 February 2010
This year firms face a stark choice over how to deploy their capital, says Kenneth LeStrange, chairman, president and CEO of Bermudian insurer and reinsurer Endurance Specialty Holdings.
Terry Fleming
07 December 2009
The incoming president of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, outlines what his goals are for his term leading the North American risk management trade group in this op-ed piece for Reactions' View From The Top Series.
Denis Kessler
19 November 2009
Denis Kessler, CEO of Scor and chair of the newly-established Global Reinsurance Forum, explains why a global forum is essential in this op-ed piece for Reactions' View From The Top Series.
Peter den Dekker
14 October 2009
Things will get worse before they get better, the president of the European risk management association Ferma says in this op-ed piece for Reactions' View From The Top Series.
The Reactions State of the Market CEO Panel - September 2009
CEOs are managing through uncertain times, with the effects of the financial crisis weighing heavily and pricing sluggish. Reactions canvassed the thoughts of the 12 leaders of some of the most important firms from the US, Bermuda and Europe to get a sense of their thoughts on about the market.
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View from The Top
Yogesh Lohiya
12 August 2009
The chairman-cum-managing director of General Insurance Corporation of India discusses the latest developments in the Indian insurance market.
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 Schiro01 April 2009
The chief executive of Zurich Financial Services says that dedicated insurers are not a systemic risk.
Patrick Thiele16 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.