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  • Eiopa backs Omnibus sustainability package, but Solvency II bumps remain

    14 March 2025

    The European Commission's Omnibus package - which aims to simplify corporate sustainability reporting - was initially welcomed by insurers last month. However, the proposals are also creating uncertainty and division. Joshua Geer reports.

  • CRO of the year: Fabrice Brossart, Hiscox

    12 March 2025

    Being crowned InsuranceERM's CRO of the year is a rare honour bestowed upon few, but Hiscox's group CRO Fabrice Brossart has now received that accolade twice in his career. Ronan McCaughey writes

  • BaFin's Julia Wiens: "Supervisory convergence must not become an end in itself"

    11 March 2025

    Germany's top insurance supervisor tells Sarfraz Thind about her priorities and thoughts on topics such as life consolidation, climate change and Europe's approach to oversight

  • Young risk professional of the year: Suzanne Brown, Axa Health

    07 March 2025

    Suzanne Brown has won InsuranceERM's young risk professional of the year award at the 2025 UK & Europe Awards. She speaks to Joshua Geer

  • Insurers on board with EU's "Omnibus" sustainability reporting shake-up

    26 February 2025

    Europe's insurers have backed the Commission's reform proposals but call for swift implementation and further simplifications. Joshua Geer reports

  • A first peek at insurers' transition plans

    25 February 2025

    A handful of insurers have released plans that describe how they will help limit global warming and remain relevant in a net-zero economy. Joshua Geer compares the results and picks out highlights

  • Debates resume on Solvency II and IRRD as legislators move to Level 2

    20 February 2025

    MEPs argue over bureaucracy, capital charges and guarantee schemes, as Joshua Geer reports

  • Strengthening the European industry's cyber resilience

    24 January 2025

    The introduction of the Digital Operational Resilience Act is a positive for Europe's insurers, but compliance remains a challenge. Florence Lustman explains

  • Länsförsäkringar's Magnus Strömgren: tackling Sweden's tech risk challenges

    07 January 2025

    The Swedish mutual insurance group's CRO discusses his role and the company's responses to an environment of regulatory and technological change, with Sarfraz Thind

  • Eiopa's call for cross-border overhaul, and the path to a single EU supervisor

    30 December 2024

    Challenges with supervising cross-border insurance sales has prompted the EU's insurance authority to demand greater powers. But could bigger events in Brussels overtake them? Christopher Cundy and Martin Assmann report