Ronan McCaughey

Japan earthquake not expected to be major strain for insurers

A series of quakes struck the central region of Japan on New Year's Day

Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc awarded damehood

UK New Year Honours also go to ex-RSA chief and Rothesay chair

Ruth Middleton: Companies increasingly view ERM as part of the business process that brings value

Ruth Middleton, chief risk officer for AIG Life UK and risk officer for EMEA life & retirement at AIG, discusses the geopolitical context for 2024 and how the next generation of risk professionals can be supported

First American hit by cyber-attack, but says funds are secure

It comes after the title insurer was previously fined $1m for a separate cyber breach

Ramón Carrasco: Devil is in the detail on Solvency II review implementation

Ramón Carrasco, group chief risk officer at Mapfre, reviews the key ERM developments of 2023 and shares his thoughts on the Solvency II review

Thabile Nyaba: Risks are repeating themselves and just increasing in severity and frequency

Thabile Nyaba, chief risk and sustainability officer at Old Mutual Insure, shares her frustrations with some industry ERM approaches and the geopolitical outlook for 2024

Fabian Uffer: GenAI revolution will be a game changer for how we research risks

Fabian Uffer, group chief risk officer at Scor, shares his thoughts on artificial intelligence (AI) and the risk management areas the French reinsurer is looking to explore

Bain Capital Insurance helps to launch insurance platform for mutuals

US government report highlights barriers to federal pandemic insurance programme

US Government Accountability Office reviewed whether the government could make pandemic insurance available to businesses

Humana hit with US class action lawsuit over AI usage

Plaintiffs allege the tool has enabled the health insurer to "aggressively deny coverage"