Archive

• SFCRs: delivering the goods in round two

  13 February 2018

  An early financial year-end makes life and health insurer Vitality one of the first major EU insurers to deliver its annual solvency and financial condition report. David Walker discusses what's changed and how other underwriters may evolve their SFCRs in the second year of reporting

• Axa's Christian Thimann: EU's sustainability drive directly linked to Solvency II reform

  08 February 2018

  The chair of the European Commission's expert group on sustainable finance talks to Paul Walsh about the group's recommendations – and how they are intrinsically linked with Solvency II.

• The long-term impacts of 2017's natural catastrophes

  06 February 2018

  Following the devastation caused by hurricanes and wildfires last year, Paul Walsh asks the industry what the lessons are for insurers and risk modellers

• The PRA's David Rule on Brexit, the risk margin and the regulator's hotspots for supervision in 2018

  31 January 2018

  The UK's executive director for insurance supervision talks to Christopher Cundy about how the Prudential Regulation Authority is approaching Brexit and reveals the latest views on reforming the risk margin

• Zurich's Alison Martin: economic risk should be higher up the agenda

  23 January 2018

  Following the publication of the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report, Christopher Cundy spoke with Zurich's chief risk officer Alison Martin to discuss the findings and reflect on the implications for risk managers

• Rolling out the red carpet for the SFCR Awards

  18 January 2018

  Following its official awards, InsuranceERM hands out the gongs for its inaugural 'Solvies' and reflects on the first year of insurers producing solvency and financial condition reports

• The difficulties of modelling climate change risks

  11 January 2018

  Incorporating climate change into underwriting and investment decisions is a tricky task that requires more research, finds Nick Roumpis

• Finalists announced for InsuranceERM Awards

  21 December 2017

  See which companies, teams and individuals have made the shortlist for this year's awards for risk and capital management

• Regulation no more: CROs are reborn as innovators

  19 December 2017

  EY's survey of North American chief risk officers revealed a shift in their responsibilities away from regulatory issues. Chad Runchey and David Paul discuss how they are instead coping with disruption, battling cyber threats and leading the charge on innovation

• IFRS 17 throws down technology challenge to insurers

  14 December 2017

  There is no single technology vendor offering a solution to the recently announced accounting standard, IFRS 17, and several parts will have to be custom built, according to PwC's Richard Hart. He caught up with Christopher Cundy to talk about about the opportunities these challenges present and the strategies the industry is taking