Archive

  • Comment: Solvency II implementation nearing, but Brussels is not cooling down

    03 June 2026

    Joshua Geer rounds up key takeaways after a week in the Belgian capital

  • NN's Bart Frijns on a new age of risk

    14 May 2026

    NN Group's head of the enterprise and non-financial risk management department on an ad interim basis tells Martin Assmann how demands on risk management are evolving in response to fast-moving developments in technology and geopolitics

  • Inside Eiopa's push to close the protection gap

    01 May 2026

    Europe's insurance authority has launched a sweeping sustainability agenda that puts protection gaps, natcat risk pools and climate adaptation front and centre. Joshua Geer reports

  • Eiopa makes a splash in EU natcat risk pool debate

    09 April 2026

    Eiopa and the ESM have published a paper outlining proposals for a European natural catastrophe risk pool, but with industry views divided and policymakers yet to decide on the way forward, the road to implementation could prove challenging. Joshua Geer reports

  • Young risk professional of the year: Owen Balmont

    23 March 2026

    The sustainability and ESG risk manager at Admiral has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to risk management and leadership. Joshua Geer spoke with him to discover his journey into insurance and his risk management approach

  • The real-world impact of Eiopa's private equity statement

    12 March 2026

    The European authority's consultation on how private equity owners of insurers should be supervised has prompted many questions from the sector. Christopher Cundy talks to Luca Tres to get some answers

  • Op-ed: Europe will fall short of true regulatory simplification without clear priorities

    11 March 2026

    Petra Hielkema argues EU and national policymakers must acknowledge that conflicting demands cannot be reconciled — and chart a decisive path forward

  • Young actuarial professional of the year: Katie Garner, LCP

    09 March 2026

    The LCP senior consultant says "being honest about what I'm still figuring out" helps teams make better decisions as claims inflation, severe weather and geopolitics make uncertainty harder to ignore. Martin Assmann reports

  • Solvency II creates divides between boards and CROs

    25 February 2026

    Gerhard Stahl has been a CRO, board member and a regulator - and sees how Solvency II has created a significant disconnect between the roles. He speaks to David Walker

  • "We need to be courageous": Frédéric de Courtois on the future of European insurance

    13 February 2026

    The president of Insurance Europe sat down with Joshua Geer to discuss the implementation of the Solvency II review, the regulatory outlook in Europe, and the growing importance of innovation, climate risk and artificial intelligence for the sector