Archive

  • Athora's Mike Wells: regulators have given us permission to grow

    14 June 2024

    CEO of the major European life insurance and pensions group comments on IFRS 17, regulatory change and consumer trends. Joshua Geer reports

  • TNFD blossoms in Japan as insurers begin nature reporting journey

    05 June 2024

    Joshua Geer reports on how firms in Japan and beyond are approaching the task of disclosing nature-related risks and opportunities

  • CROs' secrets of success for managing third-party and digital risks

    31 May 2024

    Risk experts explain how insurers can improve operational and third-party risk management, what works for them, and the impact of new regulations in this area. Ronan McCaughey reports

  • Life ILS markets feel the heat from high rates

    29 May 2024

    It has been a tough period for the life insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, afflicted by higher interest rates and unexpected losses. But participants are hopeful of a revival, as Christopher Cundy reports

  • "Jump in and see what AI could bring you"

    27 May 2024

    Insurers are making bigger strides into artificial intelligence (AI) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), but remain focused on specific use cases for the technology. Paul Walsh reports

  • Painting women back into the picture

    23 May 2024

    Lockton's Clarissa Franks explains how a partnership with Tate Britain highlights the parallels between the challenges faced by women in the arts and in the insurance industry. Joshua Geer reports

  • Solvency II risk margin reform liberates at least £13bn of capital for UK insurers

    13 May 2024

    InsuranceERM analysis of top 20 insurers reveal companies with largest savings

  • Has IFRS 17 improved comparability and consistency? The jury is still out

    16 April 2024

    After more than two decades' work on IFRS 17, the industry is still unsure if the accounting standard has made things better. Joshua Geer reports

  • UK's Consumer Duty: a headache on top of a cost-of-living crisis

    05 April 2024

    The introduction of the Consumer Duty regime has piled on costs for insurers at a time when premiums are soaring due to inflation. There are also plenty of questions about how the regulation will be implemented and enforced, as Paul Walsh reports

  • Actuarial team of the year: OneFamily

    26 March 2024

    OneFamily's commercial actuarial team delivered a range of value creation projects to support the UK mutual insurer on its growth trajectory over the past year and this has helped it claim the InsuranceERM title.