Insurance Insider - Behind the Headlines

About Insurance Insider - Behind the Headlines

Get the inside scoop on the major stories shaping the London Market through discussions with the journalists who broke them with insights from industry professionals on what these developments mean for the (re)insurance sector.

Publisher

Sam Casey

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Feb 2024

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

68 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Behind the Headlines: Africa Specialty Risk’s Mikir Shah on succeeding in emerging markets

   What does it take to succeed in emerging markets with low insurance penetration? Africa Specialty Risks CEO Mikir Shah is on a mission to bring the best of specialty insurance to emerging markets across the globe, and help facilitate economic growth in these regions. The business has just inked a new investment deal with Vitruvian and secured key ratings upgrades. He tells Behind the Headlines of the importance of detailed knowledge of local markets, and how constantly searching out new data ...

2. 

   17 Sept 2026

   Behind the Headlines: Lloyd’s CFO Jim Bichard on the burgeoning ceded re market

   The Lloyd’s market has been instrumental in pioneering new ceded reinsurance vehicles, but what are the prospects for continued growth? According to Lloyd’s CFO Jim Bichard, London Bridge II still only accounts for £3bn of capital, compared to the wider $120-$140bn alternative capital market of cat bonds and collateralised reinsurance. Bichard told Behind the Headlines that the opportunity for continued expansion is therefore significant, and now several major insurers have launched ceded rei...

3. 

   3 Sept 2026

   Behind the Headlines: Marsh Re's Vicky Carter on capital innovation in reinsurance

   Marsh Re's Vicky Carter discusses capital innovation and new reinsurance vehicles in an interview on "Behind the Headlines."

Who has been a guest on Insurance Insider - Behind the Headlines

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Vicky Carter
• Leo Beckham
• Bill Cooper
• Nick Hankin
• Tom Clementi

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

43

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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