Analysis

• A strategy to suit each point in the insurance cycle

  17 April 2013

  Choosing a strategy to cope with the ups and downs of the business cycle has been an enduring quest for insurers. Alice Underwood and Dave Ingram offer a solution

• Insurance products need more flexibility as longevity increases

  11 April 2013

  A population living longer but not in good health could spell disaster for the UK economy, and insurers need to be better prepared, said Leslie Mayhew and Nigel Cooke in their speeches at the Nicholas Barbon lecture. Christopher Cundy reports

• Eqecat's Paul Little: client expectations are rising

  09 April 2013

  Paul Little says his promotion to president of catastrophe modelling firm Eqecat was unexpected, but his experience in the sales side of the business, as well as 25 years in reinsurance broking, stand him in good stead to take the helm and focus on efforts to be "at the forefront of transparency," he tells Lorna Davies

• How to automate spreadsheet processes

  03 April 2013

  Insurers can reduce costs and errors with new spreadsheet-specific workflow technology, while avoiding any impact on the spreadsheet logic, as Adrian Maconick explains

• Lloyd's Solvency II 'soft landing' is ICAS+ and a little bit more

  22 March 2013

  Lloyd's of London has been in the vanguard of regulators when it comes to Solvency II preparations, sticking to a strict timetable with little leeway. It's now relaxed its plans after numerous delays to the directive, but is still forging ahead of the regulators. Lorna Davies reports

• Ageas's van Grimbergen: Matching adjustment is crucial for us

  15 March 2013

  Solvency II's long-term guarantees package has the future of the life insurance industry in its hands, says Emmanuel van Grimbergen, group risk officer of Ageas. He talks to Lorna Davies about his concerns, as well as his doubts about Eiopa's 'interim measures'

• Who's who in the CRO Forum

  13 March 2013

  The CRO Forum has not been short of work since it was formed in 2004. The coalition of chief risk officers has been busy championing best practice, providing insights into emerging risks – and helping shape new risk-based regulations. InsuranceERM asks the members what risk management means to them, and what makes them tick

• Avoiding the Solvency II train wreck

  07 March 2013

  Not so long ago Solvency II was hailed as the emerging 'gold standard' for setting insurance firms' regulatory capital – but it now bears a closer resemblance to a slow-motion train wreck, says John Hibbert. He identifies the causes of the crisis and speculates on what might be done to avoid repeating the same errors elsewhere.

• Tom Leonardi: "We have a terrific system in the US"

  05 March 2013

  Whether at the state, federal or international level, Connecticut insurance commissioner Thomas Leonardi is helping to deliver new regulations. He tells Gloria Gonzalez that the US regulatory framework worked very well during the financial crisis

• How the matching adjustment helps insurers in a crisis

  28 February 2013

  Daily solvency monitoring offers valuable insights into an insurers' risk profile and its regulatory capital requirements – and demonstrates the potential power of the matching adjustment. Matthew Cocke, Russell Osman and Russell Ward explain