Analysis

• Connecting catastrophe with climate

  11 March 2022

  Christopher Cundy talks to Nick Hassam and Thomas Loridan, the founders of Reask, on how their physics-driven catastrophe models are enabling insurers to better understand climate risk

  

• Annuity profits and RITC top concerns in UK's IFRS 17 endorsement

  09 March 2022

  Despite overall support for adoption of IFRS 17, the UK Endorsement Board has received pushback from some stakeholders over a handful of issues. Cintia Cheong reports on the concerns

  

• InsuranceERM's Judges' award for contribution to the industry: Renaud Guidée

  08 March 2022

  Axa's group chief risk officer talks to Christopher Cundy about establishing the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance and the other big issues on his agenda

  

• IPCC report should inspire insurers to create biodiversity protection products

  04 March 2022

  The UN body has warned of biodiversity hotspots that need coverage and the need for more focus on adaptation measures in its latest assessment of climate change. Paul Walsh reports

  

• InsuranceERM's Risk team of the year: Phoenix Group

  03 March 2022

  Chief risk officer Jonathan Pears explains to Ronan McCaughey how his team has managed the integration - and improvement - of the risk functions and internal models

  

• InsuranceERM's CRO of the year: Aylin Somersan Coqui

  01 March 2022

  Allianz's chief risk officer talks to Ronan McCaughey about repositioning the risk function, dealing with cyber threats - and how risk management is definitely not boring

  

• S&P's capital model review: this could hurt

  23 February 2022

  The rating agency's review of its capital methodology could leave insurers facing the prospect of rating changes and possible capital raising pressure, as Sarfraz Thind reports

  

• UK Solvency II reforms warmly welcomed by life insurers

  22 February 2022

  The changes would include cuts to the risk margin for life insurers of 60-70%, while capital held by life insurers could be slashed by 15%. Paul Walsh and Cintia Cheong get the market's reaction

  

• To boldly go where no chief actuary has gone before

  15 February 2022

  Chief actuaries have an established standing in the insurance sector, but they will need to embolden themselves to stay relevant. Paul Walsh reports

  

• QBE's Richard Rees: IFRS 17 is less of a leap for Australian insurers

  08 February 2022

  The insurer's IFRS 17 technical lead in Europe tells Cintia Cheong why the insurer will have to prepare for three different accounting bases after Brexit and explains the unresolved issues with implementation