InsuranceERM Podcasts

In this week's InsuranceERM Weekly, Ronan discusses how Dutch pension reforms are reshaping longevity riskAnna 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 crisisPlus, 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 agenciesJosh and the team discuss AI anxiety, job cuts and the looming talent gap from the final ever Dive In festival at Lloyd’s.

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 political division.And Josh reports from New York after InsuranceERM’s Risk and Capital Americas conference, where offshore reinsurance, geopolitics, AI and third-party risk all pointed towards one increasingly important theme: interconnectedness.

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 entries are now open for the InsuranceERM Asia Pacific Awards 2026, with 24 categories recognising the people, teams, firms and technology shaping insurance risk and capital management across the region.