FERMA 2026 | StrategicRISK Global

FERMA Forum 2026: FERMA president pushes to have “change of culture” around insurance LTAs

Association president advocates for LTAs to be truly long term, to enable much deeper conversations between businesses and insurers

Five minutes with Sharon Cilia Tortell, board member, FERMA and chief risk & sustainability officer at Steadfast Insurance Partners

Sharon Cilia Tortell, FERMA board member and chief risk & sustainability officer, discusses the growing interconnectedness of risks, the governance challenges posed by AI and why risk managers need a stronger voice in strategic decision-making.

FERMA Forum 2026: FERMA’s first Next Gen Council reveals six-step risk methodology to help tackle interconnected risks

The collective of 14 risk professionals aged between 25 and 35 have forged a butterfly methodology, aiming to create a practical tool for risk managers across geographies and industry sectors

FERMA Forum 2026: Risk must be reframed as opportunity to get the ear of company boards

Growth and profit driven organisation chief executives struggle to comprehend dense, technical risk language, so risk professionals need to pivot communication styles to land their messaging

FERMA Forum 2026: Leveraging insurance data for risk foresight is a “real opportunity”

Insurers seek to better harness unique client dataset to inform risk foresight – especially as today’s interconnected risk landscape calls for a partnership approach, rather than just a risk transfer transaction

FERMA Forum 2026: Generali Global Corporate and Commercial boss confirms there is room for improvement in meeting risk managers’ needs

The insurer chief executive additionally pointed to MGAs, parametric policies and distribution channels as prime areas of innovation that could impact risk professionals

FERMA Forum 2026: President urges risk professionals to challenge insurance cycle status quo and address AI paradox

Association leader encourages event attendees to “take risks” and “be open to leaving your comfort zone”

Widening the lens: how FERMA is reshaping the relationship between business and insurance

Businesses are making investment decisions over three-to-five-year horizons while insurance remains largely tied to an annual cycle. FERMA is calling for longer-term relationships with insurers and greater clarity over how insurance will respond to AI.

Five minutes with Richard Hoult, FERMA board member and Synthomer VP of risk, audit and compliance

Richard Hoult, FERMA board member, Airmic president and VP of risk, audit and compliance at Synthomer PLC, discusses geopolitical uncertainty, the need for risk managers to respond to the business and why collaboration across associations matters.

Five minutes with Gabriella Fraire, FERMA board member

Gabriella Fraire, FERMA board member, discusses interconnected risks, the rapid development of AI and her ambitions for the risk management profession.

The philosopher: How Laurent Nihoul is bringing a different mindset to European risk management

FERMA’s CEO, Laurent Nihoul, started out in philosophy and continues to view the risk world through this lens: reaching new levels of understanding by asking the right questions, challenging assumptions and connecting ideas. Now he’s bringing that mindset, plus a real practical streak, to the top job in European risk ...