The Insurer’s new annual event – The London Insurance Forum – is a masterclass to explore how the London market and wider industry is positioned after another challenging year.

In a powerhouse two hour session, we will hear from a quartet of senior industry figures on how the London and global specialty markets are positioned after a year which has seen continued pressure on attritional loss ratios, another bruising third quarter for cat events and continued pressure on expenses.

In particular, we hear from John Neal, the new CEO of Lloyd’s in a role which many describe as the toughest in the industry as he leads a market confronting the strategic realities of a broker-dependent specialty capacity provider at a time when rates are low, costs high and competition fierce.

Joining the above will be David Howden, CEO of Hyperion Insurance Group – the fundamental driving force behind the group’s expansion into an international insurance group offering wholesale, retail and reinsurance broking, and underwriting.

AIG’s Head of Reinsurance, Operations and Transformation, General Insurance, Charlie Fry, will offer insights on what is driving AIG’s approach to ceded re and broader market conditions from a reinsurance buyer’s perspective.

With the fourth leading industry figure – Victor Peignet, CEO of SCOR Global P&C – all hand-picked experts will offer compelling views on the industry at a time when the “winds of change” continue to swirl.