19 September 2024

CROs are booting up AI for risk management

Analysis

17 September 2024

Solvency II: delivering on the agreed ambitions

The review of the EU directive is a prime opportunity to unlock investment and increase competitiveness in Europe, says Angus Scorgie
17 September 2024

Why some reinsurers have weaker credit profiles than their rating suggests

Reinsurance carriers that are part of a group can often have different credit profiles than are implied by their credit ratings, as Stuart Shipperlee explains
09 September 2024

Delivering value for money is about more than benchmarks

European policymakers' initiatives on value-for-money metrics may end with consumers not getting the products that best meet their needs, argues Pablo Pernía Martin
06 September 2024

RVS 2024: Reinsurers arrive strong, but an uncertain world could test their limits

The annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) event begins this weekend in Monte Carlo and reinsurers sail in with robust financials - but there are uncertain waters on the horizon. Joshua Geer reports
03 September 2024

Europe's climate resilience hinges on insurance and public-private cooperation

The European Commission's Climate Resilience Dialogue has put insurance, and its greater cooperation with public authorities, at the heart of proposals to improve the bloc's resilience to climate change. Joshua Geer reports
29 August 2024

The heat is on for US asset-intensive reinsurance regulations

At its summer meeting, the NAIC put forward proposals for tightening up the supervision of life reinsurance transactions. It could either spoil or secure what is now a very lucrative market. Sarfraz Thind reports

News

  • FIS launches cloud-native SaaS tool called Production Manager

    20 September 2024

  • P&C reserving still "in the 1990s" and must demonstrate value to justify tech investment

    20 September 2024

  • Zurich to drop oil and gas producers lacking credible transition plans by 2030 - UPDATED

    20 September 2024

  • Germany's Wefox recruits Joachim Müller as CEO

    20 September 2024

  • Lloyd's sets out three key deliverables to address cyber risk exposure

    20 September 2024

  • US bill could lessen international bodies' influence over state insurance rules

    20 September 2024

  • Lloyd's CUO advises against overstepping on sustainability

    19 September 2024

  • Insurers split over speed of mass digitalisation and technology adoption

    19 September 2024

  • Lloyd's warns syndicates to improve oversight of delegated business

    19 September 2024

  • Storm Boris insured losses estimated to hit up to €3bn

    19 September 2024

  • Excess mortality in US and UK may persist for a decade, Swiss Re warns

    18 September 2024

  • Record number of UK bulk annuity buy-in deals during H1

    18 September 2024

  • Central Europe counting costs of devastating Storm Boris

    18 September 2024

  • California engages academics to deliver public wildfire catastrophe model

    18 September 2024

  • Reask's co-founder Nick Hassam becomes its head of cat modelling

    18 September 2024

  • Insured loss estimate range for hurricane Francine up to $3bn - UPDATED

    18 September 2024

  • NAIC defends climate work against political questioning

    18 September 2024

  • BIS becomes latest to warn on PE-insurer and asset intensive reinsurance risks

    18 September 2024

  • Actuaries worried AI could crash their careers

    17 September 2024

  • Treaty reinsurers could drive progress on carbon accounting despite methodological hurdles

    17 September 2024

  • Scor and PwC highlight gender health gap's impact on insurance

    17 September 2024

  • Moody's Insurance Solutions launches emissions reporting tool for P&C insurers

    17 September 2024

  • IERM Americas 2024: The outlook for PRT is rosy

    17 September 2024

  • IERM Americas 2024: Strategic benefit and asset management expertise considerations key for insurers contemplating sidecars

    17 September 2024

  • IERM Americas 2024: AI has only had limited success, say insurers

    16 September 2024

  • Phoenix halts plan to sell SunLife

    16 September 2024

  • AI update improves natcat scenario generation possibilities

    16 September 2024

  • Prudential seals $6bn jumbo PRT deal with IBM

    16 September 2024

Special report

US pension risk transfer (PRT) special report 2024

InsuranceERM's free US PRT special report 2024, in collaboration with Legal & General Retirement America, is now available to download.

Market Insights

Navigate a riskier world with smart investing

Tim Antonelli, Head of Insurance Multi-Asset Strategy and Portfolio Manager at Wellington Management, explains his outlook for the US economy, what it means for insurers' investment strategies, and how insurers can prepare for what comes next.

Liquidity optimisation for insurers: Building a bespoke portfolio solution

Access to cash and cash-equivalents has come into greater focus in the wake of recent market events and regulatory changes. Regulators around the world have been asking investors to hold more liquidity and/or placing greater emphasis on existing rules.

Awards

InsuranceERM Asia Pacific Awards 2024

InsuranceERM's inaugural Asia Pacific Awards formally recognise the very best in risk management, actuarial and risk modelling practices. Deadline for entries 4th October 2024
Most Read
  1. Actuaries worried AI could crash their careers
  2. Solvency II: delivering on the agreed ambitions
  3. BIS becomes latest to warn on PE-insurer and asset intensive reinsurance risks
  4. CROs are booting up AI for risk management
  5. Excess mortality in US and UK may persist for a decade, Swiss Re warns
  6. Prudential seals $6bn jumbo PRT deal with IBM
  7. Why some reinsurers have weaker credit profiles than their rating suggests
  8. Phoenix halts plan to sell SunLife
  9. Moody's Insurance Solutions launches emissions reporting tool for P&C insurers
  10. Scor and PwC highlight gender health gap's impact on insurance

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Enterprise Risk Management Technology Guide & Special Report 2024/25

Enterprise Risk Management Technology Guide 2024/25

Access over 130 risk, capital and modelling technology tools for insurers from more than 60 international vendors via InsuranceERM’s 2024-25 technology guide. Sort by product, vendor, type of system, type of platform and other features.

Enterprise Risk Management Technology Special Report 2024-25

InsuranceERM's Technology Guide Special Report 2024-2025, in partnership with FIS and RNA Analytics, is now available to download.

Driving growth and efficiency for insurers

Andy MacLennan, vice president of solutions management at FIS®, discusses ongoing advances in actuarial modelling technology, and how FIS is also helping insurers to manage climate risk

Always innovating

Nick Reilly, head of business development for UK and North Europe at RNA Analytics, discusses the actuarial modelling and risk management software provider’s rolling programme of continuous improvement, and how it is supporting insurers. 

Insurance Risk Data

13 May 2024

Solvency II risk margin reform liberates at least £13bn of capital for UK insurers

InsuranceERM analysis of top 20 insurers reveal companies with largest savings
20 March 2024

How many insurers have Solvency II internal models?

David Walker and Christopher Cundy set about finding the answer in the EEA and UK markets

Bermuda Insurance Investment Outsourcing and Performance Report 2024

Unique market intelligence covering outsourcing at 150+ Bermudian insurers. What asset managers need to win business, key trends, the impact of new regulatory reform, net-zero, fees and more.

  • UK matching adjustment benefit rises to £78bn

  • Resolution Life reveals strong Australasian tilt in re/insurer's investor base

  • GDV renews its querying on whether SFCR documents prove their worth

  • Lemonade reveals impact of Israel-Hamas conflict on operations

  • MS&AD planning M&A of units in Belgium and Germany

Events & Webinars

30 October 2024, Bermuda

Insurance Risk & Capital Bermuda 2024

The leading event for CEOs, CROs, CIOs and Chief Actuaries at re/insurers with an interest in Bermuda
2 December 2024, 9:00 AM GMT

Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA 2024

The original CROs hub for the insurance industry
On-demand

The evolution of global pension risk transfer markets

Join InsuranceERM and Legal & General Retirement America for this webinar to discuss discuss the evolving conditions in the US, UK, Canada and Netherlands PRT markets.

Analysis

More analysis
19 September 2024

CROs are booting up AI for risk management

Chief risk officers at insurers in the UK, Europe and the US are hungry to deploy artificial intelligence for risk management and modelling. Ronan McCaughey explains
17 September 2024

Solvency II: delivering on the agreed ambitions

The review of the EU directive is a prime opportunity to unlock investment and increase competitiveness in Europe, says Angus Scorgie
17 September 2024

Why some reinsurers have weaker credit profiles than their rating suggests

Reinsurance carriers that are part of a group can often have different credit profiles than are implied by their credit ratings, as Stuart Shipperlee explains
09 September 2024

Delivering value for money is about more than benchmarks

European policymakers' initiatives on value-for-money metrics may end with consumers not getting the products that best meet their needs, argues Pablo Pernía Martin

People

  • Germany's Wefox recruits Joachim Müller as CEO

  • Australian regulator reorganises into two supervisory divisions

  • Richard Charlton joins Utmost Life and Pensions as CRO

  • What world leaders need to know about the insurance sector

Software/IT

  • FIS launches cloud-native SaaS tool called Production Manager

  • P&C reserving still "in the 1990s" and must demonstrate value to justify tech investment

  • Insurers split over speed of mass digitalisation and technology adoption

  • Actuaries worried AI could crash their careers

Risk

  • FIS launches cloud-native SaaS tool called Production Manager

  • P&C reserving still "in the 1990s" and must demonstrate value to justify tech investment

  • Zurich to drop oil and gas producers lacking credible transition plans by 2030 - UPDATED

  • Germany's Wefox recruits Joachim Müller as CEO