The GRID Podcast

In this special 3-part series of The GRID Podcast, we celebrate Pride Month. We are bringing together some of the LGBTQ+ community from within the reinsurance and insurance market, and asking them some insightful questions such as how companies can make themselves more inclusive to this community, whether HR boards should include a specific LGBTQ+ representative, and where they stand on the publicly publishing your pronouns debate.  A huge thank you to all of our contributors for taking part in this series: Erik Johnson, Incoming Active Underwriter at MIC Global  David Anderson, Partner, Head of US Cyber at McGill and Partners  Theresa Farrenson, Customer Experience and Integration Lead at Aon  Adam Triggs, Chair of Pride and Allies at Lloyd's  And thanks in particular to Inclusion at Lloyd’s and LINK, the LGBTQ+ insurance network for all their help and support in bringing this podcast special together.

In this special 3-part series of The GRID Podcast, we celebrate Pride Month. We are bringing together some of the LGBTQ+ community from within the reinsurance and insurance market, and asking them some insightful questions such as how companies can make themselves more inclusive to this community, whether HR boards should include a specific LGBTQ+ representative, and where they stand on the publicly publishing your pronouns debate.  A huge thank you to all of our contributors for taking part in this series: Erik Johnson, Incoming Active Underwriter at MIC Global  David Anderson, Partner, Head of US Cyber at McGill and Partners  Theresa Farrenson, Customer Experience and Integration Lead at Aon  Adam Triggs, Chair of Pride and Allies at Lloyd's  And thanks in particular to Inclusion at Lloyd’s and LINK, the LGBTQ+ insurance network for all their help and support in bringing this podcast special together.

In this special 3-part series of The GRID Podcast, we celebrate Pride Month. We are bringing together some of the LGBTQ+ community from within the reinsurance and insurance market, and asking them some insightful questions such as how companies can make themselves more inclusive to this community, whether HR boards should include a specific LGBTQ+ representative, and where they stand on the publicly publishing your pronouns debate.  A huge thank you to all of our contributors for taking part in this series: Erik Johnson, Incoming Active Underwriter at MIC Global  David Anderson, Partner, Head of US Cyber at McGill and Partners  Theresa Farrenson, Customer Experience and Integration Lead at Aon  Adam Triggs, Chair of Pride and Allies at Lloyd's  And thanks in particular to Inclusion at Lloyd’s and LINK, the LGBTQ+ insurance network for all their help and support in bringing this podcast special together.

In this special episode of The GRID Podcast, we celebrate LGBT+ History Month. The theme this year is The Arc is Long, which is taken from a Martin Luther King Jnr speech from 1968, in which he says, “The Arc of the Moral Universe Is Long, But it Bends Toward Justice”, reminding us that change, while it may take a long time, will happen. Exploring the meaning behind that quote and where the reinsurance and insurance industry is today in its journey towards true inclusion for the LGBT+ community is LCP Partner Catherine Drummond who joins us for this special episode. As well as being the founder of LCP’s LGBT+ network, Cat also sits on the Senior Advisory Board to LINK, the insurance industry’s LGBTQ+ network, and is a mental health first aider.

In this episode of  (The Global (Re)insurance and Insurance Download (GRID)) our expert panel focuses on technology. As an industry, we’re often lampooned for our lack of adoption of technology. Characterised as an industry where brokers carry leather-bound binders, beholden to physical inky stamps and fax machines, it’s fair to say we’re still seen as behind the times.  But those in the industry will know we’re slightly more sophisticated these days. Multiple efforts to move to electronic placing are finally gaining traction, enhanced by the enforced remote working nature of the past 18 months.  But is it more accurate to say we've undergone a technological evolution, rather than a revolution?  Hear insights from top executives across the insurance and (re)insurance market including: (Greg Hendrick), CEO, Vantage (Karen Graves), COO, Inigo (Maamoun Rajeh), CEO & Chairman, Arch Re (Rachel Conran), CEO, RSA Luxembourg (Shevawn Barder), CEO, AM Re Syndicate (Kenrick Law), Head of Asia Pacific, Allianz Re (Steve Arora), CEO, Axis Re Hosted by Charlie Thomas, powered by Eames Partnership.

In this episode of  (The Global (Re)insurance and Insurance Download (GRID)) our expert panel focuses on funding or more specifically, finding the right sort of funding to aid your company’s growth.  Hear insights from top executives across the insurance and (re)insurance market including: (Greg Hendrick), CEO, Vantage (Karen Graves), COO, Inigo (Maamoun Rajeh), CEO & Chairman, Arch Re (Rachel Conran), CEO, RSA Luxembourg (Shevawn Barder), CEO, AM Re Syndicate (Kenrick Law), Head of Asia Pacific, Allianz Re (Steve Arora), CEO, Axis Re Hosted by Charlie Thomas, powered by Eames Partnership.

In this episode, of The GRID, our focus is culture. We ask our panel how the Covid-19 pandemic has made them rethink company culture, and how they ensure that it permeates to office, remote and hybrid workers.   Hear insights from top executives across the insurance and (re)insurance market including: Greg Hendrick, CEO, Vantage Karen Graves, COO, Inigo Maamoun Rajeh, CEO & Chairman, Arch Re Rachel Conran, CEO of RSA Luxembourg Shevawn Barder, CEO of AM Re Syndicate Kenrick Law, Head of Asia Pacific, Allianz Re Steve Arora, CEO of Axis Re Hosted by Charlie Thomas, powered by Eames Partnership.

In this episode of The GRID, our focus is on the war for talent. We ask our expert panel to share their tactics for attracting and retaining staff in a ferociously competitive market.  Hear insights from top executives across the insurance and (re)insurance market including: Greg Hendrick, CEO, Vantage Karen Graves, COO, Inigo Maamoun Rajeh, CEO & Chairman, Arch Re Rachel Conran, CEO of RSA Luxembourg Shevawn Barder, CEO of AM Re Syndicate Kenrick Law, Head of Asia Pacific, Allianz Re Steve Arora, CEO of Axis Re Hosted by Charlie Thomas, powered by Eames Partnership.

In this episode of The GRID, our focus is on leadership. We ask our expert panel how easy they find delegation, what methods they use to ensure they receive useful feedback on their management, and what effective leadership means to them.  Hear insights from top executives across the insurance and (re)insurance market including: Greg Hendrick, CEO, Vantage Karen Graves, COO, Inigo Maamoun Rajeh, CEO & Chairman, Arch Re Rachel Conran, CEO of RSA Luxembourg Shevawn Barder, CEO of AM Re Syndicate Kenrick Law, Head of Asia Pacific, Allianz Re Steve Arora, CEO of Axis Re Hosted by Charlie Thomas, powered by Eames Partnership.