Ep257 Kevin Gill, Chairman of IRLA: Just scratching the surface

When I meet someone to record an interview they often ask me how
long the podcast is going to be. My stock answer is that it
entirely depends upon them. Some people talk more than others and
some people pack an awful lot into a lot less time, while others
take longer to fully express themselves. You also never quite
know where the conversation is going to go and that is a huge
variable. Today’s podcast is lively, fun and gets straight to the
point. That’s because it entirely reflects our interviewee. Kevin
Gill is the Chairman of IRLA, the Insurance and Reinsurance
Legacy Association. IRLA is the UK trade body that represents
insurance and reinsurance legacy management professionals and
this interview will bring you right up to date with everything
that is happening in this increasingly mature and sophisticated
segment of the marketplace. As legacy becomes ever more embedded
as an essential, trusted service provider and capital partner for
the live market we discuss how that relationship is evolving and
where it might end up in the long term. The legacy market also
has its own cycles independent of the live market and so we look
at the relative state of the two markets and how this affects
dealmaking. We also take the temperature of how the legacy sector
feels about some of the more problematic recent live underwriting
years, as well as looking at emerging loss trends and prospects
for the application of emerging technology such as Ai to the
sector. The portrait that emerges is of a confident,
professionalised and vibrant segment  that is ready to trade
and is looking at interesting growth opportunities as some of the
soft-market underwriting years begin to mature.   Kevin is a
breath of fresh air and there are no subjects left off the table.
My bet is that you’ll finish this episode wanting more. NOTES:
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