14 October 2014 Insurance

Alternative capital is an opportunity: McGavick

Third party capital coming into the insurance industry should be viewed as an opportunity and not a threat as long as insurers learn to adapt.

This is according to Mike McGavick, chief executive officer of XL Group, speaking at the 2014 Brokerslink Global Conference.

“I view this capital coming into our industry as an opportunity, not a threat. Supported by analytics and our deep understanding of risk, we must be adaptive in finding ways to use this capital to cover the long list of new and increasingly technology related risks to respond to the unmet needs of a global economy,” he said.

He explained that the industry must find ways to adapt and address new challenges such as globalisation and regulation.

“Globalisation and regulation provide us with a challenge when supporting global companies. Increasingly our clients and their risks are not neatly contained in one territory, governed by one regulator; any company trading over the internet has a global exposure.

“But we must find a way to respond to new exposures and overcome the challenges, because it’s only going to get tougher and not delivering is not an option.

“Being adaptive is key to survival. As brokers in a market with high levels of consolidation, you know this all too well. That is why Brokerslink, as one of the largest groups of independent insurance brokers in the world, is so important to the continued health of the market. We recognize that this alliance has, at its heart, a solution centered approach and that’s why I am here. Today Risk Managers and their boards are looking to you, their brokers and us, the underwriters, for answers. And here lies our opportunity, let’s take it.”

Already registered?

Login to your account

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Elliot Field at efield@newtonmedia.co.uk or Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk