Analysis

  • The BIS's hellish warning for life insurers

    29 October 2025

    Life insurers face a Halloween horror show, according to some reports. The BIS is one such body that is cranking up the fear factor with its new review into the risks for the sector. Sarfraz Thind explains why this could hurt

  • Rebooting operational resilience for an age of disruption

    28 October 2025

    US insurers are modernising operational resilience in the race to stay ahead of cyber threats, vendor disruptions and stakeholders' rising expectations. Ronan McCaughey writes

  • Climate and sustainability champion of the year: Bruno Gardner

    24 October 2025

    Bruno Gardner, head of climate change and nature at UK life insurer Phoenix, wins this year's climate and sustainability champion of the year for his outstanding advocacy on climate action, amid strong headwinds and a disintegrating consensus about the wisdom of net-zero emissions goals.

  • Jad Ariss: "Insurability is being tested"

    15 October 2025

    The Geneva Association's managing director talks to Martin Assmann about protection gaps, the role of public-private partnerships and why education is key

  • Generali CEE plans growth amid "war on the border"

    09 October 2025

    Military tensions and political uncertainty in Central and Eastern Europe are headwinds for insurers, but there are plenty of opportunities for growth, Generali's regional CEO Manlio Lostuzzi tells Joshua Geer

  • European life reinsurance: connection is key

    07 October 2025

    Europe seems primed for a thriving life risk transfer market. But growth will require dialogue and connection, participants on an InsuranceERM webinar told Sarfraz Thind

  • Can we insure nature?

    30 September 2025

    It's hard to finance projects that protect and remediate biodiversity. In response, Scor is experimenting with treating ecosystems like assets worth insuring. Joshua Geer reports

  • Deciphering the PRA's funded re proposal

    26 September 2025

    The UK regulator's speech on funded reinsurance has set tongues wagging. It is a warning shot? Or has the PRA pressed the kill switch on the market? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • From solvency to strategy, Olav Jones goes solo

    25 September 2025

    After more than a decade shaping the European insurance industry's views from Brussels, Olav Jones has turned a page and is embarking on a new adventure, he tells Ronan McCaughey

  • PRA launches broadside against funded reinsurance

    18 September 2025

    The UK regulator has doubled down on its criticisms about funded re transactions, highlighting a lack of transparency and misaligned incentives. Sarfraz Thind reports