Archive

  • Defining risk accountabilities in the Senior Managers and Certification Regime

    05 November 2019

    RACI charting is a powerful tool for SMCR compliance and improving risk governance and culture. The risk function is also in a prime position to help, as Seema Bradbury and Alex Hindson explain

  • The Fed and insurance rules: an eclectic fit

    31 October 2019

    The US Federal Reserve created an advisory committee last month – and Manulife’s treasurer Halina von dem Hagen is joining it. She tells Sarfraz Thind about the key issues the market might want to consider right now, including mark-to-market regulation and systemic risk

  • IFRS 17: what insurers dislike from the final consultation

    24 October 2019

    The treatment of reinsurance accounting under IFRS 17 appears to be the most consistent complaint from re/insurers, but deciding when the standard should take effect continues to generate disagreements among stakeholders. Cintia Cheong reports

  • The technology trends in risk and capital management

    10 October 2019

    As re/insurers look to implement IFRS 17, manage cyber risk and drive modelling efficiencies, software vendors are gearing up to respond. Cloud and process automation solutions also figure highly in this year's InsuranceERM Technology Guide, introduced by Ronan McCaughey

  • Insurance ERM Americas: Predictive analytics, AI and the risk function

    08 October 2019

    Forget the hype. Insurers see the real promise for predictive analytics and artificial intelligence in helping them sharpen their business priorities and spot risks faster. Ronan McCaughey reports from last month’s Insurance ERM Americas conference.

  • What's on the horizon for Bermuda's re/insurance market

    04 October 2019

    Deloitte’s Gokul Sudarsana talks to Christopher Cundy about his thoughts on some of the trends and challenges that face Bermuda's insurance market

  • How insurers are thinking about sustainability - part 2

    03 October 2019

    In the second part of this two-part feature, Christopher Cundy and Paul Walsh ask seven primary insurers about their approach to climate change, who has responsibility for sustainability and how to measure improvements

  • Scor's Frieder Knüpling: everything starts with the risk function

    01 October 2019

    The chief risk officer of Scor tells Cintia Cheong how the risk function has helped the company deliver its strategic plan and how the French reinsurer plans to implement IFRS 17

  • How insurers are thinking about sustainability

    24 September 2019

    In the first part of this two-part feature, Christopher Cundy and Paul Walsh ask seven primary insurers about their approach to sustainability and how they plan to improve their performance

  • Swiss Re's Eric Schuh: reinsurers are disproportionately exposed to cyber risk market

    17 September 2019

    The global head of P&C solutions at Swiss Re tells Cintia Cheong about the company's approach to the cyber market and its insurtech strategy