Nick Shufro, director, sustainable business solutions, PwC said his organization is working with the insurance community to focus on better withstanding disasters and strengthening insurance coverage.
Shaun Tarbuck, chief executive, ICMIF, said mutual insurers' future appears bright but will be tied to how well they serve their respective affinity groups.
Philippe De Ridder, strategic planning and intelligence manager, P&V Group, said insurers that promote staffers principally based on their expertise with insurance matters may run a risk of creating management with skill sets that are too narrow.
Peter Hunt of Mutuo, a consultancy focused on mutuals, said mutual insurers are focusing on efforts to better educate regulators and governments on the needs of mutuals.
Daniel Grieger, managing partner, Twelve Capital, said new regulations in Europe and elsewhere have stifled bank lending to insurers, forcing them to explore new sources of lending and reinsurance arrangements.
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