Ep183 Richard Brindle: If you’re good enough, you’re old enough

The Voice of Insurance podcast was very much made with guests
like Richard Brindle in mind. A lot of people talk about being
independent, but very few live it in the way today’s guest has
done. And by that I mean independence of mind, thought and
action, sometimes including independence from your reinsurers. Mr
Brindle has always spoken his mind but he has also backed up his
strong opinions with equally strong conviction and financial
support for his views. Today’s market was made for underwriters
like him, willing to do deals while others aren’t sure, and able
to move quickly and give meaningful support to clients willing to
trade on his terms. And now that Fidelis MGU is formally
separated from its balance sheet Richard is even more energised
and intensely focused on the world’s underwriting opportunities
than at probably any time since his early days in Lloyd’s. So we
have the ideal guest in an ideal situation, in a fascinating
market in a real world that is presenting unique challenges
almost daily. The result is one of the best podcast interviews
the Voice of Insurance has managed so far. There’s no need to
list out everything we talk about because it’s all here. We
recorded this down in Monaco on September the tenth. We often
moan about the Reinsurance Rendez-Vous in Monte Carlo and whether
it is still relevant in the 21st century, but when it throws up
opportunities to spend valuable time with some of its most
singular industry leaders, it becomes obvious that it is easily
worth the effort. If we didn’t have a world forum like this we
would surely have to reinvent it, but if we needed to reinvent
another Mr Brindle, I’m not quite sure we could. Listen on to see
what I mean.


NOTES: Richard mentions Fidelis involvement in the
Howden-brokered insurance programme covering the UN-sponsored
plan to clean up and secure the FSO Safer supertanker
decaying off Yemen’s Red Sea coast.


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