InsuranceERM Podcasts

Historians have uncovered the key role that British insurers played in enabling the transatlantic slave trade between the 16th and 19th centuries. Coverage against the loss of ships that carried enslaved people across the Atlantic – and their human 'cargoes' – was facilitated by companies whose lineage can be traced to some of the largest insurance institutions still active today. But the...

In this episode of InsuranceERM Weekly: Martin returns from Las Vegas with tales of AI hype, billion-dollar acquisitions and an industry facing a technological shake-up. Genevieve reports from COP17 on insurers' growing role in tackling nature risks, and David asks whether Bermuda's massive data dump offers transparency or simply information overload.

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly : Josh looks at Brussels' plans to close Europe's natcat protection gap, Anna tells us about Ireland's ambitions to become a specialty insurance hub David exlains why Asia-Pacific reinsurers are enjoying a surprisingly good run Plus, Ronan announces the winners of our Climate and Sustainability Awards 2026.

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly : Chris returns from Bermuda with insights into the island's booming life reinsurance market and growing digital asset sector. David examines the insurance fallout from France's riots and the implications for European insurers. Martin explores why Europe's most heavily capitalised insurers are often among its worst performers.

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly : Martin explores private equity's growing influence over life insurance distribution and the risks for retirement savers. Ronan examines Cayman's opposition to proposed US capital charges on offshore life reinsurance. David investigates the regulatory showdown, as Athene pushes for swift action while other industry heavyweights demand more time.

In this week's InsuranceERM Weekly , Ronan discusses how Dutch pension reforms are reshaping longevity risk Anna tells us why Asia could overtake the US in life reinsurance demand. And David lets us know how Australia's natural catastrophe season is worsening the country's housing crisis Plus, a look ahead to Global Life Reinsurance New York on 5 November.

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly , Martin looks at a German court ruling that could leave D&O insurers facing more liability David investigates how Japanese insurers are using AI to make better decisions and why bear bells still beat ChatGPT in a crisis Josh asks what “simpler regulation” actually means in Europe.

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly: Anna reports back from Generali AI conference in Venice, where robots, algorithmic preference and the future of insurance were firmly on the agenda. Martin digs into why insurers are still increasing private credit allocations despite growing scrutiny from regulators and rating agencies Josh and the team discuss AI anxiety, job cuts and the looming talent gap from...

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly , we go global. Chris looks at the European Commission’s proposed “climate insurance alliance” and the challenge of closing Europe’s nat cat protection gap. David heads to China, where five state-owned insurers are set to receive a combined $10.4bn capital injection, before taking us to Bondi Beach for a rather different reflection on climate risk, insurance and po...

Fresh from Monte Carlo, Martin Assmann gives us the inside track from RVS 2026, from softening reinsurance rates and growing competition to alternative capital, data centres and the risks everyone was talking about behind closed doors. Plus, Ronan McCaughey looks at what Lloyd’s top executives are saying about geopolitical risk and why insurers may still be underestimating its economic impact. And...

Martin Assmann is heading to Monaco for this year’s Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre. After spending the week at pre-RVS briefings and preview events, he joins Joshua Geer to talk through the mood heading into the conference, the pressure on reinsurance pricing and terms, record levels of capital, and the key themes he’ll be watching on the ground.

As Dive In enters its 12th and final year, InsuranceERM speaks to Katherine Conway, Head of Inclusion at Aon, and Jen Denby, Global Head of Inclusion & Diversity at WTW, about how far the insurance industry has come on culture and inclusion, where progress is still lacking, and what comes next. The discussion also looks at the changing political and economic backdrop for diversity and inclusio...

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly : Martin looks at the brewing battle between Germany’s life insurers and neobrokers over a €225bn pension pot Anna asks why London market firms are increasingly looking beyond the capital for talent, Joshua explores why geopolitical shocks are rarely the end of the story for insurers

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly , Martin unpacks the uncomfortable truth behind insurers’ mental health disclosure problem Chris digs into Standard Life’s new £2bn pension risk transfer partnership . And David heads to the Cayman Islands, where the jurisdiction is making its case for US Qualified Jurisdiction Status and a bigger role in global reinsurance.

This week, on InsuranceERM Weekly: Josh and Chris discuss the heat. Europe cities are sweltering , wildfires are spreading and insurers are being forced to confront what a hotter world means for everything from catastrophe models and mortality assumptions to investment portfolios. Could relatively benign insured losses be masking a much more dangerous long-term trend? Plus, Ronan gets under the ho...

In this special summer episode of InsuranceERM Weekly, Martin dives into the increasingly tangled relationship between life insurers, private equity, private credit, offshore reinsurance and the AI investment boom, and asks whether the industry is quietly building the foundations of what Burry calls a “budding credit apocalypse”. Then, David heads offshore to examine Apollo’s changing tune on the...

This week on Insurance Weekly: The UK actuarial profession threatens to walk away from its European counterpart, Zurich faces a Swiss regulatory crackdown over control failures Funded reinsurance pushes deeper into continental Europe. Plus, as wildfires spread across Europe, we ask whether insurers and politicians are doing enough to prepare the public for escalating climate risks.

In this episode of InsuranceERM Weekly , Anna Sagar and Joshua Geer break down the long-awaited findings from Lloyd’s investigation into former CEO John Neal and Rebecca Clement - unpacking the governance failures, whistleblowing concerns and market reaction behind the headlines. Plus, Martin Assmann dives into Allianz UK’s new trust benchmark to reveal why British consumers still view insurance a...

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly: Ronan unpacks the war of words between Cayman and one of Bermuda’s biggest players , and asks whether legitimate regulatory concerns have tipped into a bare-knuckle commercial attack. Chris examines the FCA’s vision for AI-powered financial services And Josh explores a UK government estimate that climate adaptation could generate up to £215bn in insurance and rein...

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly, David reports on funded reinsurance, as regulators in Japan and the UK wrestle with how to police one of life insurance’s hottest growth areas. Martin dives into Swiss Re’s latest sigma outlook , where AI investment, geopolitical fragmentation and a “new risk regime” are reshaping the market. And Anna looks at talent risk in the London market , where early-careers...

This week on the InsuranceERM Weekly , Martin looks at Germany’s pension reform proposals and the debate over insurers’ role in funded retirement provision. Anna tells us about Marsh’s Rising Professionals event in London Ronan explains how to enter the InsuranceERM Climate Risk and Sustainability Awards 2026 And Josh reflects on London Climate Action Week

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly , Josh and Anna take shelter from the heatwave to discuss London Climate Action Week , climate transition planning, nature insurance and the fast-moving insurance implications of tensions in the Strait of Hormuz . Martin reports from the European Congress of Actuaries in Paris , where mortality, ageing, AI oversight, private credit and actuarial romance all somehow...

This week on IERM Weekly , we look at the growing clash between insurance supervisors and industry calls for a more competitive regulatory environment. Martin reports from Berlin, where German insurers warned that regulation has gone too far, while Josh explores whether European supervisors should follow the UK in adopting a competitiveness mandate. Anna unpacks the UK government’s review of the U...

In this episode of InsuranceERM Weekly, Chris Cundy is joined by Anna, Ronan and Josh to unpack the main themes from InsuranceERM’s Global Life Reinsurance Conference in London last week. The team discusses the debate over funded re, international regulatory perspectives from the UK, EU, US and Bermuda, and the outlook for the pension risk transfer market. They also reflect on Bermuda’s role, priv...

In this IERM Bonus episode, Joshua speaks to Jason Tassell, Senior Manager at Crowe, about using data models to predict the winner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Jason explains how he built the model, what data went into it, why uncertainty still matters, and what football predictions can teach insurers and actuaries about model risk, assumptions and bias. And, of course, Jason reveals which team the...