Jim Williamson

That's because across 26 business lines, with platforms in the US, London and Singapore, they run a business that is closing in on $4 billion in gross written premium in 2026.

Jason Keane is the CEO of Global Wholesale and Specialty at Everest Insurance, and given his broad viewpoint of the market, this discussion gives a very accurate picture of where we find ourselves at this interesting point in the pricing cycle.

What emerges is a market where the most skilful underwriters are going to be able to differentiate themselves, and one where caution and a focus on margin is the order of the day in some segments, but in others… there are still clear opportunities for growth.

But it's after the day-to-day market questions have been dealt with that this discussion really comes into its own.

How does that fit in with the Everest Group as a whole? Where are you sitting strategically with them? Where do you report in?

The way that our business is split is effectively treaty and non-treaty.

So I'm kind of CEO of non-treaty, effectively.

We have two divisions, reinsurance and then global wholesale specialty, both of which report into our group's CEO, Jim Williamson.