14 July 2026

Building confidence in AI-driven decisions

Analysis

10 July 2026

What insurers should consider when deploying AI

Pete Carvill investigates the key decisions firms must make when embedding AI tools in their business
07 July 2026

Atidi's Anthony Ehimare: risk in Africa is not unmanageable

The chief risk officer of trade credit and political risk insurer Atidi talks to Anna Sagar about perceptions of African risks and its risk management strategy in a changing world
03 July 2026

South Korea's life reinsurance markets

IFRS 17, K-ICS and legacy guarantees are pushing insurers toward coinsurance, mass lapse cover and other structured reinsurance tools, writes Rodney Gollo
01 July 2026

Where the life insurance momentum is moving next, according to Zurich's Simon Woods

Zurich sees ageing populations, strained state pension systems and growing retirement-income gaps as a major opening for life insurers - alongside corporate pension risk transfer. Martin Assmann reports
25 June 2026

London Climate Action Week: Industry ponders how to make nature insurance "less painful"

The excitement around insuring nature is giving way to harder questions about standards, scale, greenwashing and whether insurers have priced the risk correctly. Joshua Geer reports
23 June 2026

Bermuda's Premier David Burt: stability will continue under new leader

As he prepares to step down, Burt argues Bermuda's advantage as an insurance hub no longer rests on tax, but on its regulatory framework, political stability and reputation for supporting innovation. Ronan McCaughey reports

News

  • Softening cyber market at a "turning point", S&P Global says

    15 July 2026

  • Women gain ground in senior roles at Irish insurers

    15 July 2026

  • Natcat insured losses fall to eight-year H1 low, as climate signals heat up

    15 July 2026

  • Longevity expert Stuart McDonald urges caution over 2026 UK heatwave death toll fears

    14 July 2026

  • RockRose Risk to redirect commissions for mitigation to relieve FAIR Plan burden

    14 July 2026

  • Registration opens for final Dive In culture and talent festival

    14 July 2026

  • Get listed in InsuranceERM's 2026-27 technology guide - entries are open

    13 July 2026

  • German consumer group calls for two-tier natcat protection system

    13 July 2026

  • Eiopa makes technical case to exempt certain actuarial models from EU AI Act

    13 July 2026

  • Expect UK PRT volumes of £35bn-40bn in 2026, says Standard Life's Claire Altman

    13 July 2026

  • Athene labels Cayman Islands "a contagion risk" in offshore reinsurance clash

    10 July 2026

  • Don't cut Solvency II guidelines just to hit simplification targets, industry tells Eiopa

    10 July 2026

  • Strait of Hormuz marine rates rise as US-Iran tensions reignite

    10 July 2026

  • Colorado State University further reduces its Atlantic hurricane season forecast

    10 July 2026

  • Moroccan supervisor backs tailored protection gap solutions

    09 July 2026

  • UK gov identifies up to £215bn climate adaptation opportunity for re/insurers

    09 July 2026

  • Petra Hielkema reassures regulators AI is "not magic, it's a technology"

    09 July 2026

  • The next big flood could sink €108bn of German GDP, warns Allianz

    09 July 2026

  • Eiopa opens final IRRD consultations after publishing seven resolution instruments

    09 July 2026

  • IAIS to focus on macro risks for life insurers, geopolitics and AI in 2026

    09 July 2026

  • InsuranceERM wins at WTW Media Awards 2026

    09 July 2026

  • Allianz lays out AI approach, as it confirms layoffs

    09 July 2026

  • Fitch Ratings sees limited PRT impact from PRA's funded re proposals

    08 July 2026

  • Eiopa revises value-for-money benchmark methodology

    08 July 2026

  • AI gold rush is building a "new risk regime" for insurers, says Swiss Re

    08 July 2026

  • London market eyes up apprenticeship reform to widen talent pool

    08 July 2026

  • Singapore opens consultation on PCC rules to bolster capacity

    08 July 2026

  • Adam Winslow appointed group CEO of MGA CFC

    07 July 2026

Special Report

US Pension Risk Transfer Special Report 2026

InsuranceERM's US PRT special report, in collaboration with the Banner Life family of companies, investigates the drivers of this thriving market, the growing emphasis on customer service, and how deals are becoming more complex. Download here.

Market Insights

Athene: Risk management will separate life reinsurance winners

Douglas Niemann, executive vice president and chief risk officer of Athene, the US retirement services group that focuses on delivering guaranteed income to institutions and individuals, shares his market outlook and why risk management is crucial

Why Insurance Risk Suite - Prophet AI Stands Out

Neil Covington, Vice President, Product Management, Insurance Risk at FIS, explains why Insurance Risk Suite - Prophet's artificial intelligence (AI) approach is aimed at insurance-specific needs, and how Prophet embeds AI inside the insurance risk platform
Most Read
  1. RockRose Risk to redirect commissions for mitigation to relieve FAIR Plan burden
  2. Athene labels Cayman Islands "a contagion risk" in offshore reinsurance clash
  3. Expect UK PRT volumes of £35bn-40bn in 2026, says Standard Life's Claire Altman
  4. Colorado State University further reduces its Atlantic hurricane season forecast
  5. What insurers should consider when deploying AI
  6. Bermuda's Premier David Burt: stability will continue under new leader
  7. Don't cut Solvency II guidelines just to hit simplification targets, industry tells Eiopa
  8. Athene: Risk management will separate life reinsurance winners
  9. Allianz lays out AI approach, as it confirms layoffs
  10. BaFin opens early route to Solvency II relief

News in Brief

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InsuranceERM Americas Awards 2026

InsuranceERM Americas Awards 2026

InsuranceERM is delighted to launch its annual Americas awards 2026, which recognise individuals, teams and companies excelling in insurance risk and capital management. The winners have announced.

Insurer of the year: Athene

Athene won the prestigious insurer of the year category in this year's Americas awards due to the way risk management is "deeply embedded in the culture of the organisation".

Reinsurer of the year: RGA

RGA has been named reinsurer of the year at InsuranceERM's Americas Awards 2026, recognising a year in which the life reinsurer combined scale, execution and client-focused innovation across the US, Canada and Latin America.

Risk team of the year: Beneva

Beneva has won InsuranceERM's prestigious Americas risk team of the year in recognition of its work to build a more mature and integrated risk function, following one of the largest insurance mergers in Canada.

Upcoming conferences

16 September 2026, 8:00 AM

Insurance Risk & Capital Americas 2026

The original CROs and CIOs hub for the insurance industry
1 October 2026, 8:00 AM

Global Life Reinsurance 2026, Amsterdam

InsuranceERM's inaugural annual Continental Europe Global Life Reinsurance conference will be held in Amsterdam on 1 October 2026.

14 October 2026, 8:00 AM

Insurance Risk & Capital Bermuda 2026

The leading event for CEOs, CROs, CIOs and Chief Actuaries at re/insurers with an interest in Bermuda

Friday Morning Podcasts

InsuranceERM Podcasts

Missed the big insurance risk stories and interviews this week? Catch up with our podcast!

Funded Re rules shift and Swiss Re's global outlook

David reports on funded reinsurance, as ⁠regulators in Japan, Martin dives into ⁠Swiss Re’s latest sigma outlook⁠ and Anna looks at ⁠talent risk in the London market⁠ where early-careers hiring is falling.

German pension reform sets up insurance battle

Martin looks at German’s pension reform proposals, Anna tells us about Marsh’s Rising Professionals event in London, Ronan explains how to enter the Climate risk & sustainability awards and Josh reflects on London Climate Action Week.

Heatwaves, Hormuz and Actuaries in Paris

Josh and Anna take shelter from the heatwave to discuss London Climate Action Week, Martin reports from the European Congress of Actuaries in Paris.

Analysis

More analysis
14 July 2026

Building confidence in AI-driven decisions

The complexity of AI models makes them harder to understand and explain than traditional actuarial models. But the sector is responded with new frameworks, tools and approaches. Christopher Cundy reports
10 July 2026

What insurers should consider when deploying AI

Pete Carvill investigates the key decisions firms must make when embedding AI tools in their business
07 July 2026

Atidi's Anthony Ehimare: risk in Africa is not unmanageable

The chief risk officer of trade credit and political risk insurer Atidi talks to Anna Sagar about perceptions of African risks and its risk management strategy in a changing world
03 July 2026

South Korea's life reinsurance markets

IFRS 17, K-ICS and legacy guarantees are pushing insurers toward coinsurance, mass lapse cover and other structured reinsurance tools, writes Rodney Gollo

People

  • Women gain ground in senior roles at Irish insurers

  • Registration opens for final Dive In culture and talent festival

  • London market eyes up apprenticeship reform to widen talent pool

  • Adam Winslow appointed group CEO of MGA CFC

  • Atidi's Anthony Ehimare: risk in Africa is not unmanageable

Software/IT

  • Get listed in InsuranceERM's 2026-27 technology guide - entries are open

  • Entries open for InsuranceERM climate risk and sustainability awards 2026

  • InsureAI reveals innovative GI reserving solution

  • ECA 2026: "Cognitive surrender" could mean human oversight may not be enough to control AI risk

  • What the world's leading insurers are saying about AI

Risk

  • Softening cyber market at a "turning point", S&P Global says

  • Women gain ground in senior roles at Irish insurers

  • Natcat insured losses fall to eight-year H1 low, as climate signals heat up

  • Building confidence in AI-driven decisions

  • Longevity expert Stuart McDonald urges caution over 2026 UK heatwave death toll fears