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  • Petra Hielkema discusses sustainability in Solvency II, transition plans and greenwashing

    29 June 2023

    The chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority sits down with Joshua Geer to share her views on how sustainability can be implemented in Solvency II, why she is not pushing for transition plans and the regulatory scope for greenwashing

  • Retail investor strategy and insurance: watch what's flying under the radar

    12 June 2023

    The European Commission's proposals to reform retail investment rules have implications for insurers - and some of the most important consequences are not obvious, as Carlos Montalvo explains

  • Inga Beale: product innovation is not achieved by adding exclusions

    07 June 2023

    The former Lloyd's chief talks to David Walker about her frustrations with the insurance sector and why firms must be more diverse, use technology and think more creatively, in order to better serve their customers

  • Bermuda's Premier hitting the diversity divide

    21 April 2023

    David Burt is on a drive to let the world know that Bermuda is more than just blue seas and pink sands. He speaks to Sarfraz Thind about international insurance and closing racial divides

  • Mental health underwriting steps out of the shadows

    17 April 2023

    The stigma of poor mental health has held back progress on developing appropriate insurance products, prompting underwriters to think hard about opening up the conversation and serving customers better. Paul Walsh reports

  • Insurance risk recruitment trends: salaries rise for sustainability experts

    13 April 2023

    Risk and actuarial recruitment in the UK insurance sector boomed in 2022 and people with expertise in ESG, asset management and coding remain in high demand. Ronan McCaughey reports

  • Bermuda's time for IAIGs

    14 March 2023

    Bermuda may soon identify its first internationally active insurance groups, according to the Bermuda Monetary Authority director of insurance supervision, Gerald Gakundi. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Female CRO perspectives on gender diversity

    08 March 2023

    International Women's Day marks an opportune moment for female chief risk officers to discuss their views on the state of gender diversity in the insurance sector. Ronan McCaughey explains

  • Young risk professional of the year: Lara Palmer, LCP

    03 March 2023

    Lara Palmer, winner of the young actuarial and risk professional category in InsuranceERM's 2023 awards for UK & Europe, talks to Paul Walsh about dispelling the stereotypes of actuarial work

  • Judges' award for contribution to the industry: David Otudeko

    02 March 2023

    Winner of the 2023 InsuranceERM UK & Europe judges' award, David Otudeko, talks to Christopher Cundy about his rollercoaster year