Analysis

  • U-turn from UK regulators on proposed diversity and inclusion rules

    12 March 2025

    Ronan McCaughey investigates the reasons behind the decision to cease work on D&I regulation and gauges reaction from the British insurance industry

  • CRO of the year: Fabrice Brossart, Hiscox

    12 March 2025

    Being crowned InsuranceERM's CRO of the year is a rare honour bestowed upon few, but Hiscox's group CRO Fabrice Brossart has now received that accolade twice in his career. Ronan McCaughey writes

  • BaFin's Julia Wiens: "Supervisory convergence must not become an end in itself"

    11 March 2025

    Germany's top insurance supervisor tells Sarfraz Thind about her priorities and thoughts on topics such as life consolidation, climate change and Europe's approach to oversight

  • Young risk professional of the year: Suzanne Brown, Axa Health

    07 March 2025

    Suzanne Brown has won InsuranceERM's young risk professional of the year award at the 2025 UK & Europe Awards. She speaks to Joshua Geer

  • Bermuda and Cayman: notes from two small islands

    04 March 2025

    Both are dream locations in which to do business and life re/insurers are flocking to the Cayman Islands and Bermuda in their droves. But what does it take to set up on an island? Anam Khan talks to Sarfraz Thind about the challenges and advantages of both

  • Insurers on board with EU's "Omnibus" sustainability reporting shake-up

    26 February 2025

    Europe's insurers have backed the Commission's reform proposals but call for swift implementation and further simplifications. Joshua Geer reports

  • A first peek at insurers' transition plans

    25 February 2025

    A handful of insurers have released plans that describe how they will help limit global warming and remain relevant in a net-zero economy. Joshua Geer compares the results and picks out highlights

  • Debates resume on Solvency II and IRRD as legislators move to Level 2

    20 February 2025

    MEPs argue over bureaucracy, capital charges and guarantee schemes, as Joshua Geer reports

  • Swiss Re's Julien Descombes on life, health and IFRS

    18 February 2025

    The chief underwriting officer for life and health talks to Martin Assmann about the impact of adopting IFRS reporting and the trends in medicine and society to watch

  • Costa Rica's Tomás Soley: from regulatory zero to flourishing framework

    12 February 2025

    Costa Rica's insurance superintendent talks to Joshua Geer about how he built a regulatory framework from scratch and the importance of sustainability in the country's market