Ep140 Kate Markham CEO Hiscox London Market: No one-hit wonders

Today’s guest is someone who is bringing a rigorous and effective
management style that the London Market might not previously have
been accustomed to. Kate Markham brings extensive business
experience to the role of running Hiscox London Market. Some of
this comes from entirely outside our industry as well as the
retail insurance space. Her work in restoring top performance to
this Lloyd’s blue-chip and keeping it there has entailed a lot of
new management thinking and not inconsiderable culture change to
embed a performance mindsight that is bottom-up rather than
top-down. It’s refreshing and this podcast dives right into the
issues facing Hiscox and the wider London Market on immediate
concerns about reinsurance renewals and how they will affect
coverage such as property cat, and classes such as specialty and
cyber. We also talk about the bigger picture, addressing digital
transformation, algorithmic underwriting and the diverse talent
requirements of the market of the future. Kate is personable,
eloquent and concise as well as being direct and this is a really
enjoyable exchange with someone who is right on top of their
brief. LINKS We thank our naming sponsor AdvantageGo:
https://www.advantagego.com/ We also thank this Episode’s
advertising supporter Oxbow Partners https://oxbowpartners.com