Analysis

• Hedge funds bring risk and return to reinsurance business

  24 June 2014

  Hedge funds are changing the nature of reinsurance. The heavy emphasis on investment returns might serve them well in declining reinsurance markets, but there are risks involved with this approach. Sarfraz Thind reports

• Pushing for professionalism in risk management

  18 June 2014

  Risk managers are under growing pressure to prove their competencies with regulators and rating agencies, say Amlin's Alex Hindson and Aviva's José Morago. They talk to Christopher Cundy about how qualifications can help

• Capturing climate change in cat models

  17 June 2014

  According to Lloyd's, insurers should be including climate change in their catastrophe models. But with the uncertainties and differing timescales, it is not that simple in practice. Katie Kouchakji reports

• UK insurers substantially on track for ideal ORSA

  10 June 2014

  Many still see it as a burden rather than a benefit, says LCP's Catherine Drummond, and Lloyd's firms tend to be more negative about its usefulness. She talks to Christopher Cundy about the findings of a recent survey

• Insurance asset managers grapple with Solvency II challenges

  06 June 2014

  Solvency II will impact how insurers manage their assets, but the effects will depend on their size and the business mix. Christopher Cundy and Hardeep Dhillon report from InsuranceERM's Insurance Asset Risk conference

• Will Solvency II boost the growing life ILS market?

  30 May 2014

  Life insurance securitisation has made a comeback since 2008, albeit in a different form. With Solvency II rules predicted to push life companies to transfer risk off their books, participants hope life ILS could grow to rival cat bonds. Sarfraz Thind reports

• Coping with the inflation conundrum

  28 May 2014

  The development of inflation or disinflation in different markets is a critical driver of corporate performance, rather than simply a tactical investment issue, as the case of P&C insurers shows. Etienne Comon explains

• Cat modelling technology advances bring opportunities and challenges

  23 May 2014

  New cat modelling platforms give re/insurers access to advanced analytics and the opportunity to create their own view of risk. But to make the most of new technology, firms will have to nurture the right culture and talent, explains Marta Abramska

• What do NEDs want from risk managers?

  21 May 2014

  Non-executive directors are putting increasing demands on risk management teams as they try to navigate companies through a riskier world. To help smooth the relationship, two NEDs share their thoughts on what they need. Christopher Cundy reports

• Axa's de Mailly Nesle: CROs need to be controversial and constructive

  16 May 2014

  Chief risk officers should be the ones raising challenges in any decision-making process, says Axa's group CRO Alban de Mailly Nesle. But they also need to avoid being too negative, he tells Lorna Davies.