23 July 2026

From virtual claim assistants to reliable AI operations: why insurance needs unified observability

Analysis

21 July 2026

The role of CROs in managing AI risk

AI can bring significant advantages to insurers, but also new risks. Martin Assmann speaks to chief risk officers and AI experts to understand how they can be managed
16 July 2026

Tokio Marine addresses challenge of risk mitigation and prevention

In a riskier world, insurers will need to become more active in risk mitigation. Anna Sagar sits down with Tokio Marine's Jumpei Kimura to talk about its risk solutions business, growth targets and areas of opportunity
14 July 2026

Building confidence in AI-driven decisions

The complexity of AI models makes them harder to understand and explain than traditional actuarial models. But the sector is responded with new frameworks, tools and approaches. Christopher Cundy reports
10 July 2026

What insurers should consider when deploying AI

Pete Carvill investigates the key decisions firms must make when embedding AI tools in their business
07 July 2026

Atidi's Anthony Ehimare: risk in Africa is not unmanageable

The chief risk officer of trade credit and political risk insurer Atidi talks to Anna Sagar about perceptions of African risks and its risk management strategy in a changing world
03 July 2026

South Korea's life reinsurance markets

IFRS 17, K-ICS and legacy guarantees are pushing insurers toward coinsurance, mass lapse cover and other structured reinsurance tools, writes Rodney Gollo

News

  • Wildfire threat to Bordeaux raises insured-loss risk for European re/insurers

    27 July 2026

  • OpenAI incidents show the growing risks posed by powerful AI firms

    27 July 2026

  • S&P predicts European insurers' profitability will hold despite softer pricing

    27 July 2026

  • RGA warns cancer risk landscape has got more dynamic

    27 July 2026

  • CRO Forum flags tech firm dominance and UPFs as new emerging risks

    27 July 2026

  • Funded re scrutiny "presenting an opportunity" for life re brokers, says Willis Re

    27 July 2026

  • Swiss regulator Finma opens enforcement case against Zurich

    27 July 2026

  • IFoA threatens withdrawal from AAE unless fees are cut

    24 July 2026

  • Climate hawk Thallinger to leave Allianz board three years early - UPDATED

    24 July 2026

  • Mapfre buys US P&C firm for $1.54bn as CEO praises diversified business

    24 July 2026

  • Chariot Re received $1.2bn in capital injections in 2025

    24 July 2026

  • Allianz plans to buy HSBC's Singapore life unit for S$2.9bn

    24 July 2026

  • Counterparty risk will become "growing concern" in Japanese funded re, Fitch predicts

    24 July 2026

  • Generali's Lucia Silva says clearer greenwashing rules could support insurance innovation

    24 July 2026

  • Rising wildfire perils push Canadian insurers to focus on risk mitigation

    23 July 2026

  • Solvency rule refresh shores up South Korea's non-life insurance outlook, says AM Best

    23 July 2026

  • Japanese reforms will not put the brakes on asset-intensive reinsurance

    23 July 2026

  • Chubb's Greenberg foretells London's US casualty gamble "can only end one way"

    22 July 2026

  • FCA reveals home and travel dominate retail insurance claims complaints

    22 July 2026

  • Willis Re launches global life reinsurance practice

    22 July 2026

  • Global catastrophe losses in H1 2026 lowest since 2019, Aon says

    22 July 2026

  • Axa wants employees to build their own AI agents using Copilot

    22 July 2026

  • Lloyd's concludes John Neal investigation as Clement rejects findings

    22 July 2026

  • Athene-Cayman clash signals importance of regulatory credibility in life reinsurance

    22 July 2026

  • Insurance is "necessary" but unloved, Allianz study finds

    22 July 2026

  • CBI launches consultation on updates to domestic actuarial regime

    21 July 2026

  • Munich Re braces for price cuts, as it puts its 2026 P&C goals under review

    21 July 2026

  • W.R. Berkley CEO expresses "great concerns" about MGU business

    21 July 2026

Special Report

US Pension Risk Transfer Special Report 2026

InsuranceERM's US PRT special report, in collaboration with the Banner Life family of companies, investigates the drivers of this thriving market, the growing emphasis on customer service, and how deals are becoming more complex. Download here.

Market Insights

Athene: Risk management will separate life reinsurance winners

Douglas Niemann, executive vice president and chief risk officer of Athene, the US retirement services group that focuses on delivering guaranteed income to institutions and individuals, shares his market outlook and why risk management is crucial

Why Insurance Risk Suite - Prophet AI Stands Out

Neil Covington, Vice President, Product Management, Insurance Risk at FIS, explains why Insurance Risk Suite - Prophet's artificial intelligence (AI) approach is aimed at insurance-specific needs, and how Prophet embeds AI inside the insurance risk platform
Most Read
  1. "Enjoy it while you can": Bain warns insurers' luck may fade
  2. Generali's Lucia Silva says clearer greenwashing rules could support insurance innovation
  3. Munich Re braces for price cuts, as it puts its 2026 P&C goals under review
  4. IFoA threatens withdrawal from AAE unless fees are cut
  5. UK regulator fines HDI Global SE more than £4m over incorrect data submissions
  6. Counterparty risk will become "growing concern" in Japanese funded re, Fitch predicts
  7. Chariot Re received $1.2bn in capital injections in 2025
  8. The role of CROs in managing AI risk
  9. Allianz plans to buy HSBC's Singapore life unit for S$2.9bn
  10. Chubb's Greenberg foretells London's US casualty gamble "can only end one way"

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InsuranceERM Americas Awards 2026

InsuranceERM Americas Awards 2026

InsuranceERM is delighted to launch its annual Americas awards 2026, which recognise individuals, teams and companies excelling in insurance risk and capital management. The winners have announced.

Insurer of the year: Athene

Athene won the prestigious insurer of the year category in this year's Americas awards due to the way risk management is "deeply embedded in the culture of the organisation".

Reinsurer of the year: RGA

RGA has been named reinsurer of the year at InsuranceERM's Americas Awards 2026, recognising a year in which the life reinsurer combined scale, execution and client-focused innovation across the US, Canada and Latin America.

Risk team of the year: Beneva

Beneva has won InsuranceERM's prestigious Americas risk team of the year in recognition of its work to build a more mature and integrated risk function, following one of the largest insurance mergers in Canada.

Upcoming conferences

16 September 2026, 8:00 AM

Insurance Risk & Capital Americas 2026

The original CROs and CIOs hub for the insurance industry
1 October 2026, 8:00 AM

Global Life Reinsurance 2026, Amsterdam

InsuranceERM's inaugural annual Continental Europe Global Life Reinsurance conference will be held in Amsterdam on 1 October 2026.

14 October 2026, 8:00 AM

Insurance Risk & Capital Bermuda 2026

The leading event for CEOs, CROs, CIOs and Chief Actuaries at re/insurers with an interest in Bermuda

Friday Morning Podcasts

InsuranceERM Podcasts

Missed the big insurance risk stories and interviews this week? Catch up with our podcast!

Lloyd’s unmasks John Neal scandal

Anna and Joshua break down the long-awaited findings from Lloyd’s investigation into former CEO John Neal and Rebecca Clement, plus Martin dives into Allianz UK’s new trust benchmark.

Athene attacks Cayman as a “contagion risk”

Ronan unpacks the war of words between Cayman and one of Bermuda’s biggest players, Chris examines the FCA’s vision for AI-powered financial services and Josh explores a UK’s government estimate about climate adaptation

Funded Re rules shift and Swiss Re's global outlook

David reports on funded reinsurance, as ⁠regulators in Japan, Martin dives into ⁠Swiss Re’s latest sigma outlook⁠ and Anna looks at ⁠talent risk in the London market⁠ where early-careers hiring is falling.

Analysis

More analysis
23 July 2026

From virtual claim assistants to reliable AI operations: why insurance needs unified observability

Virtual claim assistants have become one of the most visible applications of AI in insurance. Yet for many insurers, the bigger challenge is no longer deploying AI, it is to operate it reliably at scale. Anil Soni suggests a framework for connecting technology performance, business outcomes and governance
21 July 2026

The role of CROs in managing AI risk

AI can bring significant advantages to insurers, but also new risks. Martin Assmann speaks to chief risk officers and AI experts to understand how they can be managed
16 July 2026

Tokio Marine addresses challenge of risk mitigation and prevention

In a riskier world, insurers will need to become more active in risk mitigation. Anna Sagar sits down with Tokio Marine's Jumpei Kimura to talk about its risk solutions business, growth targets and areas of opportunity
14 July 2026

Building confidence in AI-driven decisions

The complexity of AI models makes them harder to understand and explain than traditional actuarial models. But the sector is responded with new frameworks, tools and approaches. Christopher Cundy reports

People

  • Climate hawk Thallinger to leave Allianz board three years early - UPDATED

  • Lloyd's concludes John Neal investigation as Clement rejects findings

  • Women gain ground in senior roles at Irish insurers

  • Registration opens for final Dive In culture and talent festival

  • London market eyes up apprenticeship reform to widen talent pool

Software/IT

  • OpenAI incidents show the growing risks posed by powerful AI firms

  • Axa wants employees to build their own AI agents using Copilot

  • Dora reports expose Germany's third-party IT weak spots

  • Get listed in InsuranceERM's 2026-27 technology guide - entries are open

  • Entries open for InsuranceERM climate risk and sustainability awards 2026

Risk

  • Wildfire threat to Bordeaux raises insured-loss risk for European re/insurers

  • OpenAI incidents show the growing risks posed by powerful AI firms

  • S&P predicts European insurers' profitability will hold despite softer pricing

  • RGA warns cancer risk landscape has got more dynamic

  • CRO Forum flags tech firm dominance and UPFs as new emerging risks