Insurance Covered

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:Why Giles decided to write a play about the Zong Massacre.The research he did while planning out the playGiles's take on the story and what stood out to himThe character Olaudah Equiano, that Giles plays.Other highlights from Giles's career including his time performing as Aaron Burr in Hamilton. We hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 significance of Lombard street to insurance historyEdward Lloyd's coffee house and the origins of Lloyd'sHistorical landmarks in EC3 and why they are so important to history.The modern architecture in EC3 and which insurers are based thereThe Lloyd's building, past and present.We hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 yearsThe difference between MGAs, MGUs, coverholders & delegated authorityThe relationship between an insurer and an MGAHow the DUAL model differs to other MGAsHow MGAs can adapt to survive and thrive in the current market.We hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 initiativeWhy we need an insurance focused museumCurrent updates on the museum initiativeHow Covid impacted the museumWhat they hope to achieve by having a museum in LondonWe hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neta Rozy, CTO of Parametrix, discusses the creation of a new class of insurance and the challenges faced. They explore downtime insurance, its importance in today's cloud-centric business landscape, and the process of developing accurate wording for a parametric policy. They also discuss the dominance of cloud providers and the difficulties of selling insurance as a startup in the industry.

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 usedPrimary uses of these models for insurers - with a focus on hurricanesThe importance of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 to catastrophe risk modellingThe most costly event ever modelledThe impact climate change is having on catastrophe risk modellingWe hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 industryWhat makes a 'power brand' and a 'challenger brand' A general view of how strong brands are within the insurance worldHow a strong brand can be created and maintainedWhy brand is becoming increasingly important to consumersWe hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 brokingThe current state of the lawyers PI market The factors that causing the 'hard market'The consequences of the hard marketThe impact of Covid-19 and cyber attacks on solicitors PIWe hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 monitorHow kWh became involved with insurancehow data can drive innovative insurance products how those innovative insurance products can positively aid the transition away from fossil fuelsWe hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 insurance specialist.The key insurance judgements made by Sir Bernard.Sir Bernard's favorite cases he passed judgement on Thank you for your continued support of the podcast, we hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.