My guest for Episode 80 is Simon Rees, FIA, Chief Actuary, Americas at AXA XL.


The theme for the episode is 𝗘𝘅𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀.

Simon and I explore the following topics:⁣


✅ Satellite launches, aerospace, and cyber risks
✅ CAT bonds, insurance-linked securities, and alternative capital
✅ Political risk and credit bonds
✅ Professional liability for emerging technologies
✅ Excess and surplus lines of business
✅ Nature, coverage, and unique considerations for non-standard risks
✅ Lloyd’s of London specialty insurance market
✅ Non-admitted US insurance market
✅ Projects actuaries get involved with for non-standard risks
✅ Key considerations for actuaries analyzing non-standard risks
✅ Risk tranches, risk layers, and reinsurance for non-standard risks
✅ Recent high-profile events involving non-standard risks

If you are interested in learning about the Wild West of insurance that you likely won’t see in your day-to-day experience, you want to listen to this.

My Website: maverickactuary.com