Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Bruce Carman, Founder and CUO of HIVE Underwriters. They will be discussing aviation war insurance. In this episode we cover: Why Bruce set up HIVE. How war insurance (risks) became separate from 'all risk' policies. How plane hijacking played a huge role in the war risks market. The impact the 9/11 attacks had on war insurance. What can be covered by the term 'war' (cyber attacks, political meddling, spying, other malicious acts). Typical exclusions and limitations from war risk po ..read more

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Mary O'Connor, CEO of Howden Capital Advisory (Howden CAP), and they will be discussing the Insurance of long term capital risks. In this episode we cover: What long term capital risks are and who needs this kind of cover. What policies can be offered as solutions to this kind of risk. What risks are uninsurable in this market. What is meant by 'structured credit solutions'. What the 'CAP' in Howden CAP stands for. We hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to b ..read more

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by James Benham, CEO and co-founder of three insurtechs; SmartCompliance, Terra and JB Knowledge. He is also the co-host of the Insuretech Geek Podcast. In this episode they discuss the rise of artificial intelligence and the impact on the insurance industry. In this episode we cover: An overview of technological advancements that changed the insurance industry in the last 50 years. What Artificial intelligence (AI) and Robot Process Automation (RPA) are. The current state of AI and it ..read more

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Robin Pearson, Professor of Economic History at the University of Hull and they will be discussing insurance during the time of the Industrial Revolution. In this episode we cover: A background on the industrial revolution and the key developments that took place in the 18th and 19th centuries. The extent to which insurance and particularly fire insurance shaped developments in the industrial revolution. The relationship between Britain's economic growth and the growth of insurance ..read more

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Martin Lawson, Director and Head of Contingency at Dale Underwriting. In this episode we cover: What contingency insurance covers. What kind of events usually get contingency cover. What prize indemnity is. What would usually be excluded from a contingency policy. How Covid-19 impacted the contingency market. What the future of contingency insurance might look like. We hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to be notified when new episodes release. Hosted on A ..read more

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Ruth Gordon, Livestock Underwriter at Markel Insurance. In this episode we discuss: What livestock insurance is. The difference between livestock and bloodstock insurance. What a standard livestock policy covers. Livestock insurance market trends and appetite. Current challenges facing the market The role livestock insurance plays in conservation efforts. We hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to be notified when new episodes release. Hosted on Acast. See ..read more

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Darren Sharp, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Tokio Marine Kiln, and we will be discussing what his role entails. In this episode we cover: What a CIO does. How the role has changed in the last 20 years. The extent to which it's an internal / external facing role. The role of AI and data analysis in insurance. The future of the role of CIO in the insurance industry We hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to be notified when new episodes release. Hosted on ..read more

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Michael Brunero, Head of Tech, Media and IP at CFC Underwriting and in this episode we will be venturing into the Metaverse to discuss the applications of insurance. In this episode we discuss: What the Metaverse is. Current uses of the Metaverse. Where insurance comes into the Metaverse currently and how that might change in the future. The opportunities for insurers in the Metaverse. Metaverse - utopia or dystopia? The future of the Metaverse. We hope you enjoyed this episode ..read more

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Nik Yeo, Barrister at Fountain Court Chambers. Nik has a particular speciality in tech disputes, including disputes involving cryptocurrencies which is the topic of this discussion. In this episode we cover: What cryptocurrency actually is. What is meant by a decentralised system. The cryptocurrency ecosystem. Is cryptocurrency actually money? The uses of cryptocurrency. How you protect your cryptocurrency and how to prove ownership. The main problem with cryptocurrency. We hope y ..read more

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Peter Bosshard, Director of The Sunrise Project and Global co-ordinator of Insure Our Future. In this episode they discuss climate activism in the insurance industry. In this episode we discuss: Who Insure Our Future are and what their objectives are. Climate change targets for net zero and how far along the journey we are in achieving this. Why Peter chose to work within the insurance industry in the battle against climate change. Insure Our Future's 6 demands for the insurance ind ..read more