Global Regulatory Update

About Global Regulatory Update

Hosted by the IIF’s Regulatory Affairs department, this podcast series features interviews with regulators, thought leaders, and executives shaping today's regulatory environment.

Publisher

Institute of International Finance

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Feb 2019

Latest episode

24 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

53 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Insurance at an Inflection Point: Fragmentation, Transition, and the New CapEx Supercycle

   In this episode of the IIF Global Regulatory Update podcast, host Philippe Brahin, Head of Insurance and NBFI at the Institute of International Finance (IIF), speaks with Jérôme Haegeli, Group Chief Economist of Swiss Re and Head of the Swiss Re Institute, about the latest outlook for the global insurance sector and the implications of a rapidly changing risk landscape. Fresh from the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, Jérôme discusses the mood across global insurance and reinsurance markets and reflects on the findings of two recent sigma reports: World Insurance 2026 (https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2026-07-world-insurance.html) and Time to Build, (https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2026-03-time-to-build.html)Swiss Re Institute’s analysis of the emerging global capital expenditure supercycle. The conversation examines how insurers are adapting to shifting market dynamics, geopolitical fragmentation, and emerging sources of risk. The conversation examines why Swiss Re views 2026 as an inflection point for the insurance industry. While pricing conditions and premium growth are normalizing after several strong years, Jérôme argues that deeper structural forces are reshaping the sector, including geopolitical fragmentation, supply-chain disruption, AI adoption, energy security concerns, climate risks, and a new wave of infrastructure investment. Drawing on findings from the sigma reports, he explains how insurance serves as a critical shock absorber in the global economy and why preserving open capital markets and cross-border diversification remains essential to maintaining affordable and effective risk transfer. The conversation also considers the implications of fragmentation and regulatory divergence for global reinsurance markets and financial resilience. The episode further explores Swiss Re Institute’s thesis that the world is entering a capex supercycle, driven by investment in AI infrastructure, data centers, energy systems, and industrial transformation. Jérôme discusses how these trends are changing the nature of risk accumulation, creating new dependencies across networks, cloud infrastructure, energy grids, and digital ecosystems. He explains why insurability, rather than capital availability, may be the key constraint in supporting future growth, and what insurers, reinsurers, supervisors, and policymakers should take away from these developments. The episode concludes with a forward-looking assessment of how AI, infrastructure investment, and evolving systemic risks could shape the insurance sector in the years ahead.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Global Aging, Retirement Security, and the Promise of Lifetime Income

   In this episode of the Global Regulatory Update podcast, host Philippe Brahin, Head of Insurance and NBFI at the IIF, speaks with Phil Waldeck, Executive Vice President and Head of U.S. Business at Prudential Financial, about The Case for Lifetime Income (https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&\&p=e26041741902bd309f2050cc9541818c58b803921a7e1be9c56132b9718e7829JmltdHM9MTc4OTA4NDgwMA\&ptn=3\&ver=2\&hsh=4\&fclid=2fa5f962-62ee-6042-1418-eeb3634361f2\&psq=the+case+for+lifetime+income\&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLnBydWRlbnRpYWwuY29tL2NvbnRlbnQvZGFtL3VzL3NpdGVzL25ld3MvbmV3LWRvY3VtZW50cy8yMDI2L3ExL1RoZSUyMENhc2UlMjBmb3IlMjBMaWZldGltZSUyMEluY29tZV9LZXlGaW5kaW5nc19GaW5hbC5wZGYjOn46dGV4dD1BJTIwbmV3JTIwc3R1ZHklMkMlMjBUaGUlMjBDYXNlJTIwZm9yJTIwTGlmZXRpbWUlMjBJbmNvbWUlMkMsaW5kaXZpZHVhbHMlMjBhbmQlMjBkZWxpdmVyJTIwbWFqb3IlMjBlZmZpY2llbmN5JTIwZ2FpbnMlMjBmb3IlMjBzb2NpZXR5Lg), a 2026 study by the Global Aging Institute sponsored by Prudential Financial. Drawing on insights from five major retirement systems, the report examines how countries can improve retirement security while addressing the growing challenges posed by aging populations, increasing longevity, and mounting pressure on public finances. The conversation explores the economic and societal benefits of lifetime income solutions, including how longevity pooling can help deliver better retirement outcomes while improving the efficiency of retirement systems. Phil discusses why the transition from defined benefit pensions to defined contribution plans has created new challenges for retirees, the behavioral and structural barriers that have limited the adoption of lifetime income products, and the policy changes that could help individuals convert retirement savings into more secure and sustainable income streams. The discussion also highlights lessons from retirement systems in the United States, Australia, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, and why different countries are pursuing different approaches to the same demographic challenge. The episode further examines the implications of aging populations for life insurers, including the importance of asset-liability matching, long-duration investing, and the growing role of insurers in managing longevity risk. Phil also reflects on the respective roles of policymakers, employers, financial institutions, and retirement plan providers in strengthening retirement outcomes and discusses how the report's recommendations are being received by governments, regulators, and international organizations. Together, the discussion offers a timely look at one of the most significant financial and social challenges facing economies around the world: how to provide retirement income that people can rely on throughout increasingly longer lives.

3. 

   15 Jul 2026

   The Future of Insurance Supervision in Europe — Priorities, Risks, and Opportunities

   In this episode of the Global Regulatory Update podcast, host Philippe Brahin, Head of Insurance and NBFI at the IIF, speaks with Petra Hielkema, Chairperson of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), following her confirmation for a second five-year term. Against a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty, climate risk, technological disruption, and economic fragmentation, the conversation explores EIOPA’s new Strategy to 2030 and its vision for strengthening the European insurance and pensions sector. Petra discusses the implementation of the revised Solvency II framework, including new proportionality measures, reduced reporting requirements, and efforts to support investment while preserving a robust risk-based supervisory system. The discussion also examines the European Commission’s Savings and Investment Union, the role of insurers as long-term investors, and the challenge of mobilizing capital to support Europe’s economic, digital, and green transitions. In addition, Petra shares her perspective on the growing pension gap and the policy initiatives aimed at encouraging greater long-term savings and retirement preparedness across Europe. The episode further explores some of the most pressing issues facing supervisors and insurers today, including natural catastrophe protection gaps, digitalization and AI, the evolution of private markets and private credit, and the importance of international supervisory cooperation through organizations such as the IAIS. Petra reflects on the progress made during her first mandate, the opportunities and challenges ahead for European supervision, and why stronger dialogue between regulators and industry will be essential to building resilience, fostering innovation, and supporting sustainable growth in the years ahead.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

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5.0 / 5

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Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

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Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

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