Tag: John Neal

Insurance spending will double in the next decade, says Lloyd’s of London

H. Cutner
Insurance Spending - Lloyd's of London Building

Chief exec John Neal has predicted that a greater risk perception like bank failures will drive the trend. Global insurance spending will probably reach the point that it has doubled in the coming decade, mainly driven by an increased risk perception, said Lloyd’s of London CEO John Neal. Climate change and bank failures have reminded the world of the size of potential risks. “Financial risk,” on the heels of bank failures in Europe and the United States, in addition to systemic risks, such as climate change and pandemics, are expected…

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Lloyd’s CEO calls climate change the insurance industry’s ‘biggest single opportunity’

Nordstrom
Insurance industry - changing climate and weather

From global warming to flooding and extreme storms, the events are already getting started. John Neal, CEO of the world’s oldest insurance industry marketplace, Lloyd’s of London, has called climate change the “ultimate systemic risk” but also a huge opportunity for insurers. In a recent media interview, the Lloyd’s CEO compared climate change with the impact of the pandemic. At the same time that Neal called climate change a risk in the CNBC interview, he also referred to it as the “biggest single opportunity the insurance industry has ever seen.”…

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