Athene attacks Cayman as a "contagion risk"- IERM Weekly

Athene attacks Cayman as a "contagion risk"- IERM Weekly

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly: * Ronan unpacks the war of words between Cayman and one of Bermuda’s biggest players [https://www.insuranceerm.com/news-comment/athene-labels-cayman-a-contagion-risk-in-offshore-reinsurance-clash.html], 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 [https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/corporate-documents/mills-review] * And Josh explores a UK government estimate that climate adaptation could generate up to £215bn in insurance and reinsurance revenue by 2035 [https://www.insuranceerm.com/news-comment/uk-gov-identifies-up-to-215bn-climate-adaptation-opportunity-for-re/insurers.html]

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.