Martin, Ronan, Josh and David join us for a special Halloween episode of InsuranceERM Weekly.

Last chance to sign up for InsuranceERM's Global Life Reinsurance Americas conference next week!

Martin gives Ronan and Chris his full Baden-Baden review, including:

• Protesters disrupting Baden-Baden and turning the fountain green

• Munich Re warning of inflation, unrest and cyber gap

• German motor insurance is recovering, says Hannover Re

Ronan updates us on the InsuranceERM climate awards winners

• Martin and Josh discuss Chubb’s woke reputational challenges.
• And Ronan tells us how much actuaries are getting paid.

⁠Listen to our monthly show is ‘Is Insurance Boring’ here

This week on IERM Weekly:

• Joshua breaks down the latest sustainabilityshake-up at Lloyd’s of London.
• Chris takes us through another Solvency IIregulatory developments.
• Martin discusses the influence of privateequity.
• And Ronan gives us an update on the insurancetalent gap.

Listen to our monthly show is ‘Is Insurance Boring’ here

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly:

• Ronan discusses what the Irish insurance industry is thinking and talking about
• Josh explains what's new with national sustainability disclosures

• Martin tells us about a struggling German life insurer

• Check out InsuranceERM's Enterprise Risk Management Technology Guide 2025-26

• Listen to our monthly show 'Is Insurance Boring' ⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly:

• Ronan discusses what investors and insurance leaders had to say at InsuranceERM’s Insurance Risk & Capital Americas conference⁠⁠ about how the industry can navigate anew world order
• Chris informs us on the UK PRA’s speech on Funded Reinsurance and the super-complaint about the service policyholders receive from home and travel insurers.

• Martin tells us about his trip to Germany and what role private equity will play in the future

• Check out InsuranceERM's Enterprise Risk Management Technology Guide 2025-26
• Checkout Tim Freestone's article on the end of cyber risk ⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠
• Listen to our monthly show 'Is Insurance Boring' ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly:

• Sarfraz, Martin and Chris discuss pro-Palestine activists disrupting the Dive-In opening event
• Ronan and Josh give us a special report from the US on InsuranceERM’s Insurance Risk & Capital Americas conference

• Check out our Europe's life risk transfer market: opportunities for growth webinar, streaming this Monday

• Check out InsuranceERM's Enterprise Risk Management Technology Guide 2025-26
• Checkout Tim Freestone's article on the end of cyber risk ⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠
• Listen to our monthly show 'Is Insurance Boring' ⁠⁠here.⁠

Sarfraz interviews Lockton's head of fine art, James Ferrer about the fascinating world of art insurance.

• Exploring the expert's view on art valuation.

• Put your elbow through a priceless work? What next?
• How to value a banana.
• Climate change's impact on art insurance.

• Lost and mythical works of art, where have they gone?
• Listen to our weekly show IERM Weekly here

For anything else insurance related check out www.insuranceerm.com

This episode was produced and edited by Sarfraz Thind

Josh gives Chris and Martin his full RVS in Monte Carlo review, including:

• The Scor CEO warning of the politicisation of climate change
• Munich Re says stop "stealing" cyber business or risk stalling growth
• Hannover Re's German CEO warns against a fully state-backed reinsurer
• Check out InsuranceERM's Enterprise Risk Management Technology Guide 2025-26
• Checkout Tim Freestone's article on the end of cyber risk ⁠here. ⁠
• Listen to our monthly show 'Is Insurance Boring' ⁠here.⁠

Josh, Chris and Martin deliver a fast, field-ready preview for RVS in Monte Carlo.

• Chris breaks down the pricing picture.
• Josh maps the US casualty landscape.
• Martin decodes cyber.

You can read a more detailed RVS outlook on InsuranceERM here.

Checkout Tim Freestone's article on the end of cyber risk here.

Listen to our monthly show 'Is Insurance Boring' here.

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly:

• Joshua unpacks the latest twists in the Solvency IIreview as the European Commission’s consultation nears its close.

• Chris breaks down the stand-off between Romania’sregulator and government, as political pressures clash with financial supervision.

• Plus, Ronan give you a sneak peek into the InsuranceERM Tech Guide.

Check out InsuranceERM’s tech guide here.

Listen to our monthly show ‘Is Insurance Boring’ here.

This week on InsuranceERM weekly:

• Joshua looks at how home insurance and science areworking together to combat climate change.
• Ronan offers us an outlook on the UK BPA market.
• Martin tackles potential slavery risks in marineinsurance.

• Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠InsuranceERM’s tech guide here⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Listen to our monthly show ⁠⁠“Is Insurance Boring” ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠

For anything else insurance risk and capital, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InsuranceERM⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly:

• Martin examines how the industry is usingcatastrophe models.
• David takes a deep dive into protection gapentities.
• Joshua rounds up all things climate andsustainability.

• Ronan gives us an insider’s look atInsuranceERM’s Climate Risk and Sustainability Awards.

• Check out the ⁠⁠⁠InsuranceERM’s tech guide here⁠⁠⁠

• Listen to our monthly show ⁠⁠“Is Insurance Boring” ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠

For anything else insurance risk and capital, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InsuranceERM⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly:

• Chris walks us through the key trends in half-year results.
• Ronan shares what CROs see as the top emerging risks.
• Martin discusses the ransomware incident that led to an insurer's collapse.
• Plus, we ask the InsuranceERM team: What would you do with a booming solvency ratio if you were running an insurer?

• Check out the ⁠⁠InsuranceERM’s tech guide here⁠⁠

• Listen to our monthly show ⁠⁠“Is Insurance Boring” ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.⁠⁠

For anything else insurance risk and capital, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠InsuranceERM⁠⁠.⁠⁠

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly:

• Chris, Ronan and Sarfraz tell us about the M&A wave sweeping across insurance with the news of the week: Brookfield agreeing a £2.4bn Just Group acquisition
  
• David tells us about Japan's insurance industry and how it is preparing for "the big one"
• Martin updates us about his time at Inigo's cricket festival. Join Lloyd's cricket club here

• Check out the ⁠InsuranceERM’s tech guide here⁠

• ⁠Enter InsuranceERM’s ⁠⁠climate and sustainability awards here⁠.⁠⁠
• Listen to our monthly show ⁠⁠“Is Insurance Boring” ⁠here⁠.⁠⁠

For anything else insurance risk and capital, check out ⁠⁠⁠InsuranceERM⁠.⁠⁠

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly:

• Chris gives us an update on mass lapse reinsurance finally becoming a level playing field
• Martin tells us a about the ⁠UK government banning ransomware payments for critical industries
• Ronan updates us on the UK regulator’s review of retail insurance markets
• Check out the InsuranceERM’s tech guide here

• Read about Knights of Old going into administration after cyber attack
• Enter InsuranceERM’s ⁠⁠climate and sustainability awards here.⁠⁠
• Listen to our monthly show ⁠⁠“Is Insurance Boring” here.⁠⁠

For anything else insurance risk and capital, check out ⁠⁠InsuranceERM.⁠⁠

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly:

• Joshua gives us a Solvency II update before the EU goes into summer break
• Martin tells us a about the future of hurricanes in the US
• Ronan introduces us to the Italian natcat pool
• And Chris tells us about our actuarial modelling special report which you can download here

• Enter InsuranceERM’s ⁠climate and sustainability awards here.⁠
• Listen to our monthly show ⁠“Is Insurance Boring” here.⁠

For anything else insurance risk and capital, check out ⁠InsuranceERM.⁠

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly:

• Martin explains how today's perfect storm of volatility is affecting insurers.
• Joshua rounds up the key climate and sustainability developments from the past month.Chris walks us through the latest M&A moves in the UK life insurance sector.And Ronan explores the curious crossovers between politics and insurance.
• Plus, we ask the team: which celebrity or political figure would make the best C-suite insurance executive.

• You can read what Athora's Todd Solash had to say about Tackling Europe's retirement savings shortfall here

• Enter InsuranceERM’s climate and sustainability awardshere.
• Listen to our monthly show “Is Insurance Boring” here.

For anything else insurance risk and capital, check out InsuranceERM.

This week on InsuranceERM Weekly:

• Josh updates us on the news in London, as insurers prepare for the upcoming Climate Action Week
• Martin tells us about his time in Germany, and what Julia Wiens thinks about AI
• Ronan tells us about InsuranceERM's upcoming Webinar around the "Next frontier in climate risk modelling and stress testing"

• We ask the team, what sports event they'd sponsor, if they were an insurer

• ⁠Check out InsuranceERM's tech guide here⁠
• ⁠⁠Listen to our new monthly show "Is Insurance Boring?" here⁠⁠

For anything else Risk and Insurance, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InsuranceERM.com.

Sarfraz speaks to Thomas Sullivan, former senior associate director at the US Federal Reserve who runs consultancy Sullivan Strategy and Advisory Services, about his role in shaping the US insurance regulatory sector and what he thinks of global rules today.

• AIG and the fallout from the global financial crisis of 2008
• The Federal regulator's role in the US insurance market
• The IAIS's ICS: the flaws in the rules
• Bermuda and international life markets
• Global regulations and the need to keep evolving

For anything else Risk and Insurance, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InsuranceERM.com. ⁠

This episode was produced and edited by Sarfraz Thind