iNED Overview of 2025/6 Reinsurance Renewal Season and emerging Hot Topics (ILS)

Reinsurance programmes are vital for any insurer to operate within its risk appetite, manage earnings volatility and optimise capital efficiency. The design and efficacy of the outwards reinsurance programme is therefore very relevant for Boards and their NEDs. New options and structures for reinsurance emerge and NEDs will want to keep their knowledge and understanding up to date.
 
This Forum will provide delegates with an understanding of the recently completed 1/1 renewal season, as well as a view on how things are expected to develop through 2026. It will also provide key insights into market trends, themes and opportunities. This year there will also be a specific section looking at the ILS (Investment Linked Securities) market which has been developing significantly in recent years. We will finish with a Q&A session when delegates can put their questions to the market experts.
 
This Forum is very kindly hosted and provided by the AON UK Reinsurance team. . The Facilitator will be Andrew Laing CEO of AON UK  Reinsurance and Global Facultative Business. The key speakers will be  Michael Van Slooten, Carlo Magnani and Jordan Fisher.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By attending this Forum, delegates should be able to:

• Articulate the key highlights of the recent 1/1 reinsurance renewal season.
• Describe key reinsurance market trends, themes, and opportunities.
• Identify specific issues that are challenging volatility and claims development.
• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of ILS vehicles
• Better challenge the design and efficacy of their organisation’s outwards reinsurance programme.

This in person iNED Forum is open to insurance Non-Executive Directors (iNEDS), aspiring iNEDS, Company Secretaries, Compliance staff and all those involved with corporate governance, underwriting, broking and risk management in the insurance sector.

There is no requirement for delegates to be members of the Worshipful Company of Insurers.

Speaker(s)

Mike Van Slooten
Aon Reinsurance Solutions

Mike Van Slooten joined Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions division in 2010 as co-Head of Market Analysis and now operates under the umbrella of the UK Capital Advisory team. He is recognised as a leading commentator on the state of the reinsurance market, with more than 25 years of knowledge and experience in this arena. His principal focus is on delivering data and insight that benefits Aon’s reinsurance and retrocession clients.

Mike has spent most of his career with the major reinsurance broking firms and has a background in reinsurance counterparty credit risk analysis.

Andrew Laing
CEO, Aon UK Reinsurance and Global Facultative business

Andrew Laing is CEO of Aon’s UK Reinsurance and Global Facultative business.  With nearly 40 years’ experience, Andrew is renowned for his strategic leadership, strong client and carrier engagement, and track record of driving innovation in broking solutions.
 
Andrew was appointed CEO of Global Facultative Reinsurance in 2016 and has since played a key role in expanding the business internationally, including completing a two-year leadership assignment in the USA.  Under his direction, the business delivered on its strategic vision and is actively developing its next phase of growth, informed by ongoing client and colleague feedback.  In 2025, Andrew assumed the role of CEO for UK Reinsurance, further strengthening his commitment to delivering Aon’s reinsurance capabilities both domestically and globally.

Carlo M agini
AON Securities, Managing Director

Carlo is a Managing Director for Aon Securities, responsible for originating and structuring insurance-linked securities, including catastrophe bonds and sidecars, focussing primarily on Continental European, Bermuda and London Market clients.

Carlo joined Aon in 2024, having previously worked at other major brokers for 4 and 8 years. He has a degree in Finance from Bocconi University in Milan.

Jordan Fisher
AON

Jordan is based in London and brings over eight years of experience spanning both Reinsurance and Investment Banking.

Jordan moved to ILS in 2019 and joined Aon Securities in May 2022 to focus on structuring and marketing ILS, including Cat Bonds, and has since contributed to the placement of over $4.5bn of ILS capacity, including working with a number of Lloyds syndicates and international (re)insurers on their catastrophe bond and sidecar placements.