AI is everywhere, but where does it genuinely add value in reinsurance? We unpack where AI helps, where it struggles, and why human expertise still matters. From cost realities to creativity limits, this episode explores how practitioners can adopt AI pragmatically without losing the relationships, judgement, and innovation that drive the market.CONNECT WITH US:Say Hello: ⁠producer@thereinsurancepodcast.com⁠Website: ⁠https://www.supercede.com⁠ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/supercedehq X: ⁠https://twitter.com/SupercedeHQ⁠ YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SupercedeHQ⁠ RSS Feed: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/7e741c8c/podcast/rss⁠ OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro00:54 What AI Actually Is02:03 Hallucinations & Why Models Guess04:10 Where AI Works (and Where It Doesn’t)05:44 AI Use Cases in Reinsurance 09:30 ROI Reality Check for Enterprise AI Spend11:00 The AI Arms Race & IPO Economics13:04 Can AI Truly Innovate in Reinsurance?16:00 “AI Slop” Reinsurance Products17:05 Data Scarcity in Reinsurance vs Other Industries20:04 Trust, Relationships & the Human Advantage22:12 Efficiency vs Value 23:24 Where AI Actually Helps Practitioners24:40 Balancing Technology with Human Expertise

Renewal is the most consequential thing a cedent does all year. Most treat it like a handover. Placement Intelligence is what it looks like when you stop outsourcing your situational awareness. Live signals across placements, brokers, and market appetite, in one place and in time to actually matter. The gap between passive process manager and someone who controls their capital? Not strategic capacity. Information.

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OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro 00:42 Reinsurance Intelligence02:05 Fragmented Placement Processes04:18 Timing of Information Matters in Renewals06:18 Diversifying Brokers vs Maintaining Oversight08:24 Real-Time Insight as Competitive Advantage10:07 From Passive Buyer to Active Deal Leader12:02 Control for Reinsurance Buyers13:42 Speed to Clarity & Decision-Making Power16:28 Managing Subjectivities & Internal Alignment17:55 Real-Time Collaboration Between Brokers & Clients19:02 Technology & Relationships20:11 Influence Across the Reinsurance Ecosystem

War has pushed insurance into the headlines — but how does marine war cover actually work? We unpack what’s really happening in the Iran conflict, why premiums are surging, and how energy disruption, geopolitics, and uncertainty could reshape reinsurance markets ahead of Monte Carlo, Baden-Baden, and 1/1 renewals.

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OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

02:01 How marine war cover actually works

04:03 Insurance as a risk signal, not a green light

04:40 War exclusions, fortuity, and policy structure

06:20 Why insurers stop covering new ships entering war zones

07:02 Premium spikes and why some voyages still go ahead

08:14 When insurance costs start to look absurd

09:42 Sanctions, shadow fleets, and political pressure

11:11 Why uninsured ships cannot dock

12:57 The US-backed reinsurance scheme and capacity questions

14:04 Macro impacts: oil, markets, and insurer balance sheets

16:52 Deep uncertainty and what it means for the market cycle

18:18 Indirect losses: BI, trade disruption, and contract frustration

19:29 Tourism, confidence shocks, and falling asset values

21:23 Strategy under uncertainty: how firms should think about it

22:35 Global energy stress and the scramble for supply

25:24 Energy dependence, AI demand, and planning horizons

26:01 Who can actually end this conflict?

27:19 Why Iran may feel it has leverage

29:30 America’s unclear endgame

32:49 What happens next

34:24 Outro

Ben & Jerad run through what’s happened within the world of reinsurance during the past month.

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Benjamin Bracken and Mark Colegate of InsureTV lifts the lid on how insurers actually build credibility with brokers and buyers before a claim ever happens. We explore why authentic expertise beats corporate messaging, how video is reshaping distribution, and why trust — not price — is becoming the real competitive advantage in modern insurance markets.

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Benjamin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-bracken-89976564/

Mark's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-colegate-69a83745/

InsureTV: https://www.insuretv.com/

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OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro02:16 The origin story: from AssetTV to insurance05:34 Insurance media adoption vs asset management07:31 Underinsurance, market growth, & broader distribution08:18 Are insurers more comfortable on camera now?11:09 COVID, authenticity, and off-script conversations15:29 Education, expertise, & helping professionals get better22:33 Do professionals still watch long-form content?26:06 Why nuance beats snackable content in insurance28:25 Trust, claims, & why short-form has limits29:48 Why firms come on the show in a soft market32:02 AI, brokers, & proving human value33:19 Claims support, external experts, & trust by association35:24 Showing value beyond “a piece of paper”37:34 Why video drives stronger retention than text40:11 The future: AI avatars, authenticity, & training

Global Chief Broking Officer at Aon, Anshuman Srivastava, joins Ben to unpack the 1/1 renewal season. Record capital, fierce competition, and falling prices reshaped the market. We explore what really happened at renewals and what reinsurers, brokers, and cedents should watch as the cycle evolves.

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Anshuman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anshuman-srivastava-84767633/

Aon: https://www.aon.com/en/

Event: https://www.iilondon.co.uk/home/cpd-programme/webinars-technical-cpd/2026/february/11-renewals-record-capital-expands-opportunity-to-address-more-sources-of-volatility

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OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro02:12 Market Context Before 1/1 Renewals03:01 Reinsurer Profits & Capital Growth04:22 Loss Experience & Secondary Perils06:09 Buyers Question Reinsurance Value07:02 Client and Broker Priorities08:24 Reinsurer Strategy for 1/110:18 Profitability Debate in Reinsurance12:36 Reinsurer Appetite and Innovation14:35 Renewal Outcomes and Pricing16:25 Client Differentiation in Renewals19:00 Performance Across Business Lines20:55 Alternative Capital Expands Beyond Cat21:36 Regional Differences in Renewals23:08 Why Renewals Ran Late25:02 Key Trends After 1/126:08 Data Centres Drive New Demand29:39 Emerging Risks: Geopolitics and Cyber32:20 Cyber Reinsurance Demand Lagging33:04 Indicators for Next Renewal Cycle35:19 Will Capital Stay in Reinsurance?37:04 Q&A: Product Spectrum Explained40:15 What Drives Negotiation Power42:16 What Top Reinsurance Teams Do44:02 PFAS: The Next Asbestos?45:03 What Could Harden Markets Again48:10 Broker Value in Soft Markets51:32 Regional Softness and Diversification53:50 Capital Markets vs Traditional Re56:41 Should Reinsurers Fear Alt Capital?57:30 Final Takeaways

What happens when risk can be priced, placed, and traded in real time? Andy Yeoman, CEO at Concirrus, breaks down the move from “interesting” insurtech to truly compelling advantage, and why AI could reshape underwriting, portfolio strategy, and even treaty reinsurance itself.

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Concirrus: https://concirrus.ai/https://concirrus.ai/

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OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

01:20 Meet Andy – Insurtech Origins

05:30 Lockdown Lessons & Version Two1

2:00 AI as a Golden Age for Insurance

15:30 Selling Outcomes, Not “AI”

18:30 Speed vs Certainty in Underwriting

22:00 Growth Without Headcount – Real ROI

25:00 Underwriter Satisfaction & Portfolio Thinking

27:30 Mining Declinations for Growth

29:30 In-Play Betting Analogy & Real-Time Risk

31:30 Embedded Insurance & Dynamic Risk Trading

33:30 The “But For” AI Companies – Who Wins?

35:30 Are Insurers Ready for What’s Coming?

36:40 Final Advice

Steve Bowen of Gallagher Re explains why climate risk is non-linear, why historical data can mislead, and how cedents and reinsurers should rethink modelling, capital, and pricing before renewals.EPISODE LINKS:Steve's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebowenwx/Gallagher Re: https://www.ajg.com/gallagherre/

Gallagher Re Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report 2025: https://www.ajg.com/gallagherre/news-and-insights/gallagherre-natural-catastrophe-and-climate-report-2025/CONNECT WITH US:

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OUTLINE & TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Intro(03:10) Gallagher’s Climate & Catastrophe Report(04:53) 2025 Catastrophe Recap(07:00) Headline Losses vs Deeper Market Signals(09:53) Lessons Since 2005(11:01) AI in Cat Modelling(14:30) Never Fall in Love with One Model(17:07) Rethinking Tail Events(19:44) SCS, Aggregates & the January 1 Renewal Shift(23:34) Capital, Insurability & the Public–Private Balance(27:36) Final Thoughts for 2026 (29:58) Outro