This week we talk to Laura Hobern and Katie Garner from LCP, who are joining the Insurance Uncut team. We discuss:

• The new hosting line-up and the perspectives they will bring to the podcast.

• Some insurance market hot topics on our minds right now, including climate change, inflation and 2025 year-end developments.

• How AI is shaping the market, and other themes emerging from the PRA’s 2026 Dear CEO letter.

This week we talk to Nick Wolfe, Head of Specialty at NorthStandard. We discuss:

• What makes P&I clubs different to other insurers.

• The speciality insurance lines that Nick looks after and potential impacts of recent geo-political events.

• The importance of culture in managing a team and when merging firms.

This week we talk to Nick Line, 2 months into his new role as Chief Underwriting Officer at CFC, to explore what drove the career move and the latest trends shaping underwriting today. We discuss:

• A day in a life of a CUO

• How to make the most of analytics within underwriting

• The latest trends in the cyber market

• The importance of culture to an organisation and Nick’s involvement in the Dive In Festival.

This week we talk to Polly Miller, Legal Director at Clyde & Co, to explore the latest developments in occupational disease litigation. We discuss:

• Typical issues that arise in disease claims and how claimant and defendant lawyers approach these

• How insurance coverage has evolved over time, including the impact of COVID-19

• Current trends in disease litigation and the emerging risks to watch.

This week we talk to Richard Revill, Head of Corporate Actuarial, and Ed Rolland, Group Senior Reserving Actuary at Canopius Group, about their claims analytics research. We discuss:

• The motivation behind the research and the key outcomes

• The techniques used and issues faced along the way

• Practical applications and next steps for claims analytics research

This week we talk to Jennie Earis, Chief Actuary for Reserving and Capital at Compre Group. We discuss:

• The role that legacy insurers play in supporting the wider insurance market and how this is evolving.

• Key opportunities and the challenges for the legacy market.

• The emerging risks shaping 2026, and how insurers can manage them effectively.

• Jennie’s career journey and priorities for the year ahead.

This week we talk to Jahan Anzsar, Group Chief Actuary at Beazley. We discuss:

• Jahan’s career journey and the skills you need to be an effective chief actuary.

• Latest areas of focus on pricing, capital, reserving and analytics over 2026

• How to grow and develop an actuarial team that adds strategic value to the business.

As part of the GIRO 2025 mini-series, we speak to Martin Assmann from Insurance ERM about current hot topics across the insurance market.

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As part of the GIRO 2025 mini-series, we speak to Geraldine Finucane and Hazel Davis from the working party on Professionalism, Regulation and Ethics for Actuaries in Data Science. We discuss what effective governance can look like in practice and how to assess whether your firm’s approach supports meaningful oversight.

As part of the GIRO 2025 mini-series, we speak to George Wright about getting the right tools and support for modern actuarial modelling.