Analysis

  • 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

  • Aviva's sustainability push unpacked

    06 February 2025

    Aviva's chief of sustainability and head of nature discuss how the UK insurer is progressing on sustainability, the challenges it's facing and future plans. Joshua Geer reports

  • ClimateWise members raise the bar as sustainability regulations evolve

    05 February 2025

    Members of insurance sector sustainability group ClimateWise have reported their first scores since the framework was updated last year. Programme director Sid Miller discusses progress and challenges with

  • Zurich Insurance's Megan Dickow on data, AI and navigating a new world

    31 January 2025

    The head of ERM at Zurich discusses with Martin Assmann how the group is evolving its risk management function

  • Judging the impact of the UK regulators' competitiveness objective

    28 January 2025

    Are the UK's financial regulators fulfilling their secondary objective to encourage growth and international competitiveness? Eight months into a parliamentary inquiry, Joshua Geer rounds up the evidence so far

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