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InsuranceERM PodcastsGIRO insights and PRA stress test takeaways - IERM WeeklyThis week on IERM Weekly: Martin takes us inside the IFoA’s GIRO 2025 conference in Liverpool, sharing the standout sessions, surprises and big ideas shaping the actuarial world. Chris then breaks down the PRA’s much-anticipated stress tests. Ronan follows with a rapid rundown of the 2026 InsuranceERM Europe and UK Awards. You can enter here.The team also dives into the all-important question, which city has hosted the best IFoA conference in recent years: Liverpool, Edinburgh or Birmingham?
2025-11-2819 minInsuranceERM PodcastsBreaking down the John Neal fallout and the PE push – IERM WeeklyThis week Josh unpacks the unfolding John Neal and Lloyd’sgovernance story, breaking down what has happened, what is known and what it means for the market. Sarfraz brings his reflections on the growing influence ofprivate equity in insurance and the pressures it is creating across the sector.And Ronan delivers a special report on the murky and oftenoverlooked world of insurance fraud.
2025-11-2124 minInsuranceERM PodcastsThe divided opinions on asset-intensive reinsurance - IERM WeeklyChris and Sarfraz give us an update on all things Funded Re, including highlights from InsuranceERM's Insurance Risk & Capital conference in Bermuda and at the Global Life Reinsurance conference in New York.Meanwhile, back in the UK, Ronan talks about his time at the IFoA life conference in Edinburgh. Joins us for InsuranceERM's Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference in London on the 2nd of December.
2025-11-1421 minInsuranceERM PodcastsCOP 30's 'house of insurance' - IERM weeklyThis week on IERM Weekly, Josh and Martin discuss the future of renewables insurance and the upcoming COP 30, while David tells us all about Australia's matching adjustment.Check out InsuranceERM's climate awards winners
2025-11-0720 minInsuranceERM PodcastsHalloween special: Solvency II's ghosts and Asia's spooky interest in European M&A -IERMMartin, 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!
2025-10-3118 minInsuranceERM PodcastsThe good, the bad, and the green fountains: Martin's Baden-Baden Review - IERM WeeklyMartin gives Ronan and Chris his full Baden-Baden review, including:Protesters disrupting Baden-Baden and turning the fountain greenMunich Re warning of inflation, unrest and cyber gapGerman motor insurance is recovering, says Hannover ReRonan updates us on the InsuranceERM climate awards winners
2025-10-2416 minInsuranceERM PodcastsChubb caught in the woke reckoning – IERM WeeklyMartin 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
2025-10-1719 minInsuranceERM PodcastsLloyd’s deletes sustainability function, but does it matter? - IERM WeeklyThis 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
2025-10-0928 minInsuranceERM PodcastsIrish insurers seek shamrock of collaboration - IERM WeeklyThis week on InsuranceERM Weekly:Ronan discusses what the Irish insurance industry is thinking and talking aboutJosh explains what's new with national sustainability disclosuresMartin tells us about a struggling German life insurerCheck out InsuranceERM's Enterprise Risk Management Technology Guide 2025-26Listen to our monthly show 'Is Insurance Boring' here.
2025-10-0223 minInsuranceERM PodcastsThe UK PRA’s speech on Funded Reinsurance - IERM WeeklyThis 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 orderChris 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 futureCheck out InsuranceERM's Enterprise Risk Management Technology Guide 2025-26Checkout Tim Freestone's article on the end of cyber risk here. Listen to our monthly show...
2025-09-2722 minInsuranceERM PodcastsWhen politics hits insurance - IERM WeeklyThis week on InsuranceERM Weekly:Sarfraz, Martin and Chris discuss pro-Palestine activists disrupting the Dive-In opening eventRonan and Josh give us a special report from the US on InsuranceERM’s Insurance Risk & Capital Americas conferenceCheck out our Europe's life risk transfer market: opportunities for growth webinar, streaming this MondayCheck out InsuranceERM's Enterprise Risk Management Technology Guide 2025-26Checkout Tim Freestone's article on the end of cyber risk here. Listen to our monthly show 'Is Insurance Boring' here.
2025-09-1922 min
InsuranceERM PodcastsArt insurance!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 hereFor anything else insurance related check out www.insuranceerm.comThis episode was produced and edited by Sarfraz Thind
2025-09-1241 minInsuranceERM PodcastsThe good, the bad, and the yachts: Josh's Monte Carlo Review - IERM WeeklyJosh gives Chris and Martin his full RVS in Monte Carlo review, including:The Scor CEO warning of the politicisation of climate changeMunich Re says stop "stealing" cyber business or risk stalling growthHannover Re's German CEO warns against a fully state-backed reinsurerCheck out InsuranceERM's Enterprise Risk Management Technology Guide 2025-26Checkout Tim Freestone's article on the end of cyber risk here. Listen to our monthly show 'Is Insurance Boring' here.
2025-09-1123 minInsuranceERM PodcastsThe RVS Monte Carlo briefing - IERM WeeklyJosh, 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.
2025-09-0519 minInsuranceERM PodcastsSolvency II shifts and a Romanian showdown - IERM WeeklyThis 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.
2025-08-2819 minInsuranceERM PodcastsScience, slavery and BPA – IERM WeeklyThis 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 hereListen to our monthly show “Is Insurance Boring” here. For anything else insurance risk and capital, check out InsuranceERM.
2025-08-2122 minInsuranceERM PodcastsModelling, managing and making sense of natcats - IERM WeeklyThis 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 hereListen to our monthly show “Is Insurance Boring” here. For anything else insurance risk and capital, check out InsuranceERM.
2025-08-1527 minInsuranceERM PodcastsCRO warnings and Lemonade’s half-year bounce back - IERM WeeklyThis 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 hereListen to our monthly show “Is Insurance Boring” here. For anything else insurance risk and capital, check out InsuranceERM.
2025-08-0719 minInsuranceERM PodcastsBrookfield acquires Just Group: the M&A wave explained - IERM WeeklyThis 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 acquisitionDavid 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 hereCheck out the InsuranceERM’s tech guide hereEnter InsuranceERM’s climate and sustainability awards here. Listen to our monthly show “Is Insurance Boring” here. For anything else insurance risk and capital, chec
2025-08-0122 minInsuranceERM PodcastsThe UK's ransomware dilemma - IERM WeeklyThis week on InsuranceERM Weekly:Chris gives us an update on mass lapse reinsurance finally becoming a level playing fieldMartin tells us a about the UK government banning ransomware payments for critical industriesRonan updates us on the UK regulator’s review of retail insurance marketsCheck out the InsuranceERM’s tech guide hereRead 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.
2025-07-2518 minInsuranceERM PodcastsFrom Solvency II to storm season - IERM WeeklyThis week on InsuranceERM Weekly:Joshua gives us a Solvency II update before the EU goes into summer breakMartin tells us a about the future of hurricanes in the USRonan introduces us to the Italian natcat poolAnd Chris tells us about our actuarial modelling special report which you can download hereEnter 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.
2025-07-1721 minInsuranceERM PodcastsVolatility tops the risk charts – IERM WeeklyThis 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 hereEnter InsuranceERM’s climate and sustainability awardshere. Listen to...
2025-07-1017 minInsuranceERM PodcastsLondon feeling the heat - IERM WeeklyThis week on InsuranceERM Weekly:Josh updates us on the news in London, as insurers prepare for the upcoming Climate Action WeekMartin tells us about his time in Germany, and what Julia Wiens thinks about AIRonan 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 insurerCheck out InsuranceERM's tech guide hereListen to our new monthly show "Is Insurance Boring?" hereFor anything else Risk and Insurance, check out InsuranceERM.com.
2025-07-0315 min
InsuranceERM PodcastsThe Regulator's Regulator - Is Insurance Boring?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 2008The Federal regulator's role in the US insurance marketThe IAIS's ICS: the flaws in the rulesBermuda and international life marketsGlobal regulations and the need to keep evolvingFor anything else Risk and Insurance, check out InsuranceERM.com. This episode was produced and edited by Sarfra...
2025-07-0143 minInsuranceERM PodcastsAnother step in the Solvency II story - IERM WeeklyThis week on InsuranceERM Weekly:Josh and Chris update us on what's new in the world of Solvency II.Ronan and Sarfraz analyse industry jargon, and where it does and doesn't make sense.We ask the team, what their dream InsureTech company/product would look like.Check out InsuranceERM's tech guide hereListen to our new monthly show "Is Insurance Boring?" hereFor anything else Risk and Insurance, check out InsuranceERM.com.
2025-06-2720 minInsuranceERM PodcastsGrowth, competitiveness and the regulatory reckoning - IERM WeeklyThis week on InsuranceERM Weekly:Josh, Chris and Sarfraz discuss pressure on insurance regulators to be less risk averse and the difference between US and EU regulationMartin breaks down the Eiopa "Mystery Shopping" exercise for EU IBIP sales.We ask the team, what they'd ask a regulator if they had to be completely honestListen to our new monthly show "Is Insurance Boring?" hereFor anything else Risk and Insurance, check out InsuranceERM.com.
2025-06-1921 min
InsuranceERM PodcastsAI: our biggest friend or foe? - Is Insurance Boring?AI: our biggest friend or threat? Sarfraz speaks to Cécile Paillard, group chief transformation officer at Generali and David Cis, group chief operating officer, to talk about the company’s work on AI. What is Generali doing with AI for its own business right now? How far can AI develop in insurance and what is its potential? Is AI a threat to the traditional world of human work? How do you regulate AI? AGI, or the prospect of AI surpassing human intelligence is mooted to happen in a few years. Should we be concerned? For...
2025-06-1744 minInsuranceERM PodcastsFinding the art in insurance - InsuranceERM WeeklyThis week on InsuranceERM Weekly:Josh discusses how surreal and subversive art acts as a mirror to insuranceMartin breaks down how leaked data has become a key predictor of cyber claimsRonan announces the InsuranceERM Americas award winnersSarfraz updates us on the conflict brewing between the US government and States on the topic of AI regulationFor anything else Risk and Insurance, check out InsuranceERM.com.
2025-06-1218 minInsuranceERM PodcastsWhat we learnt about the global life reinsurance business - InsuranceERM WeeklyThis week on InsuranceERM Weekly:Martin breaks down what's being discussed in GermanyChris discusses Meanwhile, the world's first bitcoin life insurerJosh gives us an update from from Insurance Europe and Scor in Paris and BrusselsSarfraz updates us on how InsuranceERM's inaugural life re/insurance conference went.For anything else Risk and Insurance, check out InsuranceERM.com.
2025-06-0620 minInsuranceERM PodcastsAtlantic hurricane season approaches - InsuranceERM WeeklyThis week on InsuranceERM Weekly:Ronan and Martin break down the upcoming Atlantic hurricane seasonJosh talks about insurance in movies and how the public perception of insurers has changed over the decades Sarfraz updated us on InsuranceERM's inaugural life re/insurance conference which is taking place in London on 2nd of June. It will connect life insurers, reinsurers and regulators to discuss what has become one of the fastest growing markets in the insurance world.For anything else Risk and Insurance, check out InsuranceERM.com.
2025-05-2918 minInsuranceERM PodcastsAge-slowing science could reshape mortality assumptions - InsuranceERM weeklyThis week on InsuranceERM Weekly:Josh has an existential crisis reporting on how age-slowing science may disrupt mortality assumptionsChris talks about our economic capital modelling webinar. Martin reports about the insurance protection gap in EU's agriculture sectorRonan looks at the cyberattacks hitting Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods to discuss latest cyber risk trends and outlook for insurance market Come to InsuranceERM's inaugural life re/insurance conference which will connect life insurers, reinsurers and regulators to discuss what has become one of the fastest growing markets in the insurance world on the 2nd of June in London.For anyth...
2025-05-2219 minInsuranceERM PodcastsCalifornia wildfires hit Q1 results - InsuranceERM WeeklyThis week on InsuranceERM Weekly:Chris hosts our inaugural episodeMartin looks at the impact of LA's wildfires on Q1 earnings calls of the big reinsurersJosh talks about his Climate Roundup, and regulator's response to rising natural catastrophe damages Ronan looks at the latest research on how AI is set to transform the way insurers workCome to InsuranceERM's inaugural life re/insurance conference which will connect life insurers, reinsurers and regulators to discuss what has become one of the fastest growing markets in the insurance world on the 2nd of June in London.Joi...
2025-05-1621 min
Riding the Wave-Project Management for Emergency ManagersDWBE - 011 - Plural Rational TheorySponsored by the MS in ERM Program at Yeshiva University's Katz School: www.yu.edu/katz/programs/graduate/ms-risk
In this episode we spoke with David N. Ingram, CERA, FRM, PRM, FSA, MAAA
Dave heads Willis Reinsurance’s ERM Advisory group, helping insurance company clients to develop and improve their Enterprise Risk Management practices. He was previously in the Insurance Ratings Group of Standard and Poor's (S&P) where he led their initiative to incorporate ERM into insurance ratings. Dave has also held executive positions within insurance companies. Dave is a frequent writer and speaker on ERM. Four times he ha...
2018-01-0937 min