Archive

  • Americas CRO of the year: Yibo Hu, Gibraltar Re and Lotus Re

    11 June 2026

    The winning CRO in the InsuranceERM Americas awards reveals her approach to risk management

  • Mutual benefit: how private equity is supplying capital to US mutuals

    24 March 2026

    Mutual insurers can find it difficult to access capital and modern technology, but it's a challenge one private equity-backed US firm is trying to address. David Walker reports

  • Finding the solutions to the US homeowners crisis

    10 December 2025

    A surge in climate losses, inflation and market withdrawals has pushed parts of the US homeowners sector to breaking point. But proposals to stabilise the market reveal sharply different views over causes and solutions. Joshua Geer reports

  • Asset-intensive reinsurers find a 'glass half-full' for AG 55

    05 November 2025

    The US asset adequacy testing rules coming into effect at the end of this year represent another layer of formalities for life re/insurers, but participants are emphasising the positives. Christopher Cundy reports

  • 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

  • CRO of the year Americas: Carl Groth, Legal & General Retirement America

    12 June 2025

    The winner of this year's chief risk officer (CRO) for the Americas is a keen skier - when he manages to find time outside work - and it shows. Ronan McCaughey writes

  • US RBC modernisation: what to expect from the capital rule review

    08 April 2025

    US regulators have initiated a reappraisal of the Risk-Based Capital rules and how future reforms should be made. Sarfraz Thind and Christopher Cundy report

  • Looking under the hood of Cayman Islands' life reinsurance

    28 November 2024

    Jeremy Trader, chief actuary at Cayman Islands-based Knighthead Annuity and Life, tells Sarfraz Thind it is important to look beyond the surface when judging the jurisdiction's value

  • A historical perspective on the challenges in America's insurance markets

    14 November 2024

    Katherine Hempstead has written a book that unpacks the evolution of insurance in the US. She explains to Joshua Geer the role played by state and federal regulation, and how the market has been shaped by decisions taken centuries ago