AI grows up, Japan expands in reinsurance and EU debates - IERM Weekly

In this week’s Insurance ERM Weekly episode, Martin returns to Insurtech Insights Europe, where the mood around AI has shifted from hype to implementation. As insurers embed AI into core processes, questions around jobs, data quality and accountability are coming to the fore.We also head to Japan, where life insurers are increasingly positioning themselves at the centre of the fast-growing asset intensive reinsurance market, with significant capacity still left to deploy.And in Europe, the debate around regulatory simplification continues, as insurers push for a dedicated financial services omnibus while policymakers weigh how far reform should go.You can enter the InsuranceERM Americas awards 2026 here.