InsuranceERM Podcasts

Funded Re rules shift and Swiss Re's global outlook - IERM Weekly

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly, * David reports on funded reinsurance, as regulators in Japan [https://www.insuranceerm.com/news-comment/japans-fsa-publishes-final-rules-for-funded-re-arrangements.html]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 [https://www.insuranceerm.com/news-comment/ai-gold-rush-is-building-a-new-risk-regime-for-insurers-says-swiss-re.html], where AI investment, geopolitical fragmentation and a “new risk regime” are reshaping the market. * And Anna looks at talent risk in the London market [https://www.insuranceerm.com/news-comment/london-market-eyes-up-apprenticeship-reform-to-widen-talent-pool.html], where early-careers hiring is falling just as insurers worry about the next generation of skills.

German pension reform sets up insurance battle - IERM Weekly

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

Heatwaves, Hormuz and Actuaries in Paris - IERM Weekly

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly, Josh and Anna take shelter from the heatwave to discuss London Climate Action Week [https://www.insuranceerm.com/news-comment/london-climate-week-fit-publishes-transition-plan-implementation-guidance.html], climate transition planning, nature insurance and the fast-moving insurance implications of tensions in the Strait of Hormuz [https://www.insuranceerm.com/news-comment/marine-insurers-still-exposed-to-major-claims-despite-strait-of-hormuz-traffic-resuming.html]. Martin reports from the European Congress of Actuaries in Paris [https://www.insuranceerm.com/news-comment/eca-2026-insurers-urged-to-rethink-later-life-risk-as-demographic-cliff-nears.html], where mortality, ageing, AI oversight, private credit and actuarial romance all somehow ended up in the same spreadsheet.

Supervisors vs competitiveness - IERM Weekly

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 UK's Aberdeen-Stagecoach style deals, and Ronan rounds up the winners from the InsuranceERM Americas Awards.

Funded re under the spotlight - IERM Weekly

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, private credit, market innovation and, finally, tips for living a longer life too.