Ariel Re's guest appearances

Ariel Re

The Voice of Insurance

Jason Howard

Inga Beale

James Kent

David Ritchie

Andrew Newman

Dan Trueman

Andrew Robinson

John Turner

James Vickers

Mike Reynolds

Richard Watson

Nick Cook

David Bearman

David Walsh

Patrick Tiernan

OwlTail

Ryan Mather

Today’s guest is someone very respected in the industry but who hasn’t spent much time in the limelight – until recently that is.   Ariel Re’s CEO Ryan Mather now represents part of the significant new capital that has come into the sector since the global market turn accelerated in the last couple of years.   Ariel Re is a specialist looking to be an expert and add value wherever it decides to deploy its capital. It is also highly diverse with divisions insuring clean energy, cyber and professional lines as well as operating in the more traditional property cat arena.  What seems to set it apart is a willingness to move towards risks that others are running away from. This obviously takes an open mind and the confidence to invest in the sort of expertise that will give the firm the comfort to issue terms where others won’t.   That all points to a business and a leadership team that is very much out of the ordinary.  I think this podcast will give you a good idea of how Ariel Re sets about this difficult task and help you start to get to know someone whose industry profile is likely to rise significantly in coming years.  Ryan is clearly very smart but he’s far from being dry or academic.   He’s very amiable and refreshing company and I can highly recommend a listen   NOTES One abbreviation that slipped through is SBF, which is Lloyd's shorthand for Syndicate Business Forecast, and an essential part of the market's planning process.  LINKS We thank our naming sponsor AdvantageGo: https://www.advantagego.com/  We also thank our advertiser Anaplan and Conor Donohoe and Daniel Ellis for coming on the show to explain what Anaplan's platform does for the insurance sector.  Email contacts:  conor.donohoe@anaplan.com daniel.ellis@mentattechnology.co.uk

Today’s guest is someone very respected in the industry but who hasn’t spent much time in the limelight – until recently that is. Ariel Re’s CEO Ryan Mather now represents part of the significant new capital that has come into the sector since the global market turn accelerated in the last couple of years. Ariel Re is a specialist looking to be an expert and add value wherever it decides to deploy its capital. It is also highly diverse with divisions insuring clean energy, cyber and professional lines as well as operating in the more traditional property cat arena. What seems to set it apart is a willingness to move towards risks that others are running away from. This obviously takes an open mind and the confidence to invest in the sort of expertise that will give the firm the comfort to issue terms where others won’t. That all points to a business and a leadership team that is very much out of the ordinary. I think this podcast will give you a good idea of how Ariel Re sets about this difficult task and help you start to get to know someone whose industry profile is likely to rise significantly in coming years. Ryan is clearly very smart but he’s far from being dry or academic. He’s very amiable and refreshing company and I can highly recommend a listen NOTES One abbreviation that slipped through is SBF, which is Lloyd's shorthand for Syndicate Business Forecast, and an essential part of the market's planning process. LINKS We thank our naming sponsor AdvantageGo: <a href="https://www.advantagego.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advantagego.com/</a> We also thank our advertiser <a href="https://www.anaplan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anaplan</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/conordonohoe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conor Donohoe</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-ellis-612a061a/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel Ellis</a> for coming on the show to explain what Anaplan's platform does for the insurance sector. Email contacts: <a href="mailto:conor.donohoe@anaplan.com">conor.donohoe@anaplan.com</a> <a href="mailto:daniel.ellis@mentattechnology.co.uk">daniel.ellis@mentattechnology.co.uk</a>

Ep 123 Ryan Mather CEO Ariel Re: Meet the New Guard

Jim Stanard

Color

As journalists we tend to sprinkle superlative terms such as industry legend around a little too liberally.   But today’s guest definitely qualifies. As a founder of Renaissance Re Jim Stanard helped completely transform the way the industry analyses and underwrites catastrophe risk and cemented Bermuda’s place in the insurance and reinsurance world. He also co-founded global challenger reinsurance broker Tiger Risk. Now he is back in his heartland as chair of the newly-independent Ariel Re. Here we talk about everything you would ever want to know about how to be a successful underwriter building a sustainable portfolio. Listening back it is a remarkable conversation and one marked by Jim’s extraordinary good humour and openness. We spent a lot more time laughing than is normal in a serious hard market reinsurance conversation. But that is all down to Jim’s open-mindedness and remarkably broad interests.   I hadn’t met him before this meeting but it really doesn’t show. I learned a lot, including that this industry leader has a not unimportant side line on the music scene. So do enjoy the conversation. A couple of Notes: Jim told me later he misspoke about Lotus being the first spreadsheet package and meant to say Visicalc. And the quote about predicting the future is variously attributed to Yogi Berra, Sam Goldwyn or Danish physicist Niels Bohr, depending on who you ask.   LINKS Jim’s album "Color outside the lines" can be streamed on Spotify and is available on Amazon and other music sellers. Go to: www.jimstanardmusic.com to find out more. We thank our naming sponsor AdvantageGo - enabling underwriters to increase the speed and accuracy of decision making: https://www.advantagego.com/ We also thank Claims Direct Access (CDA) for their support today: https://www.claimsdirectaccess.com/

As journalists we tend to sprinkle superlative terms such as industry legend around a little too liberally. But today’s guest definitely qualifies. As a founder of Renaissance Re Jim Stanard helped completely transform the way the industry analyses and underwrites catastrophe risk and cemented Bermuda’s place in the insurance and reinsurance world. He also co-founded global challenger reinsurance broker Tiger Risk. Now he is back in his heartland as chair of the newly-independent Ariel Re. Here we talk about everything you would ever want to know about how to be a successful underwriter building a sustainable portfolio. Listening back it is a remarkable conversation and one marked by Jim’s extraordinary good humour and openness. We spent a lot more time laughing than is normal in a serious hard market reinsurance conversation. But that is all down to Jim’s open-mindedness and remarkably broad interests. I hadn’t met him before this meeting but it really doesn’t show. I learned a lot, including that this industry leader has a not unimportant side line on the music scene. So do enjoy the conversation. A couple of Notes: Jim told me later he misspoke about Lotus being the first spreadsheet package and meant to say Visicalc. And the quote about predicting the future is variously attributed to Yogi Berra, Sam Goldwyn or Danish physicist Niels Bohr, depending on who you ask. LINKS Jim’s album "Color outside the lines" can be streamed on Spotify and is available on Amazon and other music sellers. Go to: <a href="http://www.jimstanardmusic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.jimstanardmusic.com</a> to find out more. We thank our naming sponsor AdvantageGo - enabling underwriters to increase the speed and accuracy of decision making: <a href="https://www.advantagego.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advantagego.com/</a> We also thank Claims Direct Access (CDA) for their support today: <a href="https://www.claimsdirectaccess.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.claimsdirectaccess.com/</a>

Ep 57 Color outside the lines: Jim Stanard, Chairman Ariel Re