Ep181 Jean-Jacques Henchoz CEO Hannover Re: True partnership has a price

Today’s guest is exactly the right person to have on the show at
exactly the right time. The reinsurance world is about to head
down to Monaco for its annual global Rendez-Vous. So ahead of
that, speaking to the CEO of the reinsurer that according to AM
Best is now the second largest writer of gross non-life
reinsurance premium in the world, producing almost $26bn in
P&C top line, has got to be a good call. A business of that
scale has visibility into every nook and corner of the insurance
value chain. So I am delighted to be welcoming Jean-Jacques
Henchoz CEO of Hannover Re back to the podcast. But not just
because of Hannover Re’s scale and strategically important
position in the market, but also because of its, and
Jean-Jacques’, straightforward approach to communication.
Hannover Re is a massive player but it has always spoken to the
market in a very direct style that has always struck me as being
far more intimate and approachable than its more formal peers. I
think that reflects the down-to-earth, no-nonsense nature of this
still fast-growing and high performing business and it makes for
a very valuable listen. From this conversation I think we can
expect a much less dramatic and far more stable renewal season
than the radical and revolutionary one we have just had.
Jean-Jacques calmly answers all my questions, with no omissions
or deviations and exudes all the smarts, coolness, stability and
continuity that all cedants are really buying into when they seek
out a major reinsurer like Hannover Re’s support. In fact I don’t
think I have met a CEO yet who better personifies his company’s
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