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“Beyond the Policy” video series

A thought-provoking video series with industry leaders exploring how customer needs are evolving today — and the groundbreaking solutions that are shaping tomorrow.

Dawn-D’Onofrio

The power of portfolio thinking

In our 5-part series, John Lopes, EVP, Reinsurance and Alternative Risk Transfer at Nationwide, and Dawn D’Onofrio, EVP and Global Chief Underwriting Officer at Ryan Specialty, explore how disciplined governance, strategic partnerships, underwriting expertise and investments in technology can help create long-term value in the evolving MGA market.

Part 1: RSUM’s centralized governance model and its value to program managers

  • Dawn D'Onofrio discusses Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers' (RSUM) centralized governance model, showcasing how disciplined governance, central underwriting support, collaboration and technology can empower program managers to focus on what they do best: underwriting, innovation and growth.
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Lee Mathewson

In our 4-part series, “Beyond the Policy: Structured Reinsurance Simplified,” John Levy, Global Head of Structured Reinsurance at USQRisk, and Lee Mathewson, Senior AVP, Alternative Risk and Reinsurance at Nationwide, discuss the definition of structured reinsurance; how it can help address affordability of insurance for commercial risks; and explains that, while it is complex, it does not have to be complicated.

John

In our 7-part series, “Beyond the Policy: Reinsurance Today,” Emil Issavi, CEO and President, Ryan Re; and John Lopes, EVP, Nationwide Alternative Risk Transfer, discuss the partnership between Ryan Re and Nationwide, as well as current market dynamics and the biggest challenges in reinsurance.

Rick

In our 6-part series, “Beyond the Policy: Multinational Markets,” Kevin Strong CEO of N2G Worldwide and Rick Lawrence, Sr. AVP of Nationwide Alternative Ventures, discuss multinational coverages and their challenges, emerging solutions and more.

Browse articles on reinsurance, alternative risk transfer, and emerging markets

Discover the crucial role alternative risk transfer plays in this environment, even as more risks move back to the traditional market.
In the insurance industry, carriers vary in structure and organization. Over the years, diverse forms of insurance companies have evolved.
Explore how innovative strategies are reshaping risk management in fast-growing markets.
Mitigating legal risk involves both pushing for transparency and building insured and insurer resilience.
Discover how technology is transforming global risk management for complex portfolios.
Models are ever-changing, putting pressure on insurers and regulators to adapt.
The level of change we’ve seen since the pandemic has been dramatic, and that event exposed a lot of new risk.
Finding innovative methods of delivering and distributing traditional products and new solutions to address the market’s unmet needs.
Successful insurers will be those that focus on specialization and can help mitigate losses for insureds in an evolving risk environment that includes threats such as legal system abuse.
There’s a not-so-new innovation in insurance that’s captured the attention of the market: parametric insurance and it’s forecasted to hit $29.3B by 2031.
Learn how we take existing products and modify them for new exposures.