Martin Shaw, chief executive, Association of Financial Mutuals, said U.K. mutual financial organizations have seen exceptional growth since the global 2008 financial crisis.
Hilde Vernaillen, chairwoman, International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation, said many insurers are limited in their home markets by legacy technology.
Ana Gonzalez Pelaez, fellow, University Of Cambridge's Institute for Sustainability Leadership, said microinsurance falters in regions that lack insurance regulation because general authorities don't know how to support it.
Adam Levin, chairman and founder, CyberScout, said insurers that take on cyberrisk are increasingly concerned about accumulation risk, causing them to look to reinsurers to offset.
Inga Beale, chief executive officer, Lloyd's also said that Lloyd's has tallied more than $4.5 billion in initial storm losses, with more claims to be paid as natural catastrophes continue around the world.
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