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James Maher is a Partner with EY Financial Services, having joined the European Actuarial Services practice in September 2010. He is head of both Insurance and Actuarial Services for Financial Services in Ireland. James has over 20 years’ experience in reinsurance, delivering innovative risk solutions to clients throughout Europe and beyond.

James is a seasoned insurance professional leading our insurance practice in Ireland. James specialises in strategically motivated initiatives for our clients responding to regulatory change, commercial pressures and the changing landscape for insurance. As a risk and actuarial professional James takes a leading role with our reinsurance clients and key global reinsurance accounts.

James is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland. He holds a BA in Management Science and Industrial System Studies from Trinity College and a diploma in Corporate Governance from UCD.

James Maher

Insurance, Sector Leader

+353 (0)1 221 2117
james.maher@ie.ey.com

 

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My articles


2024 Global Insurance Outlook – Irish Perspective
Highlights and Insights from the Irish Insurance Sector
2023 Global Insurance Outlook – Irish Perspective
The Transition Agenda
The Waiting Game: When will we see the effects of Insurance Reform in Ireland?
A sectoral view of the future of financial services

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Four vectors driving the transition to a sustainable insurance sector We are all aware of the importance of achieving a sustainable insurance finance and insuranceRead more
Ireland’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap: We are all in this together Former director-general of the WHO and chair of the Brundtland Commission on sustainable development DrRead more
Solvency II: Something’s got to give The European Insurance ambition for the Solvency II review is set in a context ofRead more
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR): March 2021 and beyond New disclosure requirements for financial market participants and financial advisers under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure RegulationRead more
2021 Global Insurance Outlook Accelerating change to create value EY’s 2021 Global Insurance Outlook report focuses on where the industry isRead more
Climate change and sustainability: global financial regulators step up the pace As the financial impacts of climate change become clearer, regulators and supervisors are increasingly focusedRead more
Leading the parade – a forced march to the beat of a climate change drum EY’s James Maher, Insurance Sector Leader for EY Financial Services, writes about climate change forRead more
Life insurers meeting the challenge head on EY’s James Maher, Insurance Sector Leader for EY Financial Services, writes about the challenges facingRead more
Economic Eye: Winter 2020 The EY Economic Eye Forecast provides economic analysis of the all-island economy across the Republic of Ireland andRead more
Ireland’s insurance industry, Covid-19, and the path to recovery For the Finance Dublin yearbook James Maher, Partner and Head of Insurance at EY FinancialRead more
IASB issues amendments to IFRS 17 On 25 June 2020, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB or the Board) issued amendmentsRead more
IASB agrees amendments to IFRS 17 for seven sweep issues At its May 2020 Board meeting, the IASB discussed seven “sweep issues” identified during theRead more
Covid-19 impact on customers, products and distribution in the insurance industry The Covid-19 crisis continues to endanger public health, disrupting people’s lives and the everyday runningRead more
Internal controls considerations for insurers in a remote close environment As a result of Covid-19, businesses and economies around the globe have transitioned to remoteRead more
Customer complaint volumes during Covid-19 The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) wrote to insurers in March setting out its expectationRead more
Covid-19: Insurance impact and response Insurance has a role to play in the current pandemic: now is a moment ofRead more
Covid-19: Five ways to maintain continuity and reshape for resilience Companies around the world are trying to come to terms with the impact the coronavirusRead more
IASB issues proposed amendments to IFRS 17 The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB or the Board) issued its Exposure Draft (ED) onRead more
IASB concludes planned deliberations on IFRS 17 At its meeting on 15 May 2019, the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB: AgreedRead more
Insurance Chief Risk Officer survey From July to September 2018, EY carried out a survey of Insurance Chief Risk OfficersRead more
Australia’s Hayne Report – where to next? The Final Report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and FinancialRead more
IASB proposes changes to IFRS 17 covering scope and transition At its meeting on the 7th of February 2019, the IASB considered six further potentialRead more
Insurance Accounting Alert – January 2019 At its meeting on the 23rd of January 2019, the IASB (or Board) tentatively decided toRead more
IFRS17 Delay: Consideration on how insurers can respond With the IASB announcing a proposed one-year delay to the implementation date of IFRS 17 (andRead more
IASB agrees to defer IFRS 17 to 2022 At a Board meeting on Wednesday 14th of November, the International Accounting Standards Board, orRead more
Insurance Accounting Alert – TRG meeting update The IASB’s Transitional Resources Group (TRG) met on September 26th and 27th for their thirdRead more
Robots join the team Welcome to the latest publication from EY, where we examine automation, transformation and the futureRead more
The EY outlook for Insurance in 2018 Welcome to our EY outlook for Insurance in Ireland in 2018. Here, we examine someRead more
Global Insurance CFO Survey 2017 Welcome to the Global Insurance CFO Survey 2017.  Over the last 12 months, we conductedRead more
European Insurance Outlook 2015 Analysing the European Insurance Outlook 2015 Insurers face many challenges this year including soft pricingRead more
Insurance Accounting Alert March 2016 IASB provides directional guidance for finalization of amendments to IFRS 4 relating to IFRS 9Read more
Frequent communication is key to building customers trust! Ireland has bucked the trend as 54% of Irish respondents polled by EY’s Global Consumer InsuranceRead more
European Insurance Outlook 2015 Insurers face many challenges this year including soft pricing conditions and tight profit margins.  InRead more
Global Insurance CFO survey 2014 In the first half of 2014, EY conducted a survey of 35 global insurance companies,Read more
Finance change for insurers On Friday, 14 November, EY hosted a Finance and Accounting Change breakfast briefing to discussRead more
ComFrame development accelerates In this article, first published in the May 2014 issue of Finance Dublin, James Maher,Read more
EY Solvency II Survey 2014 Presentation Solvency II is progressing toward implementation on 1 January 2016 though, in general, insurers areRead more
European Solvency II Survey 2014 How ready are you for Solvency II? Our readiness survey was conducted in the autumn ofRead more
Getting in shape On 27 February 2014, the EY Financial Services Thought Gallery held a risk appetite statementsRead more
Solvency II – The next steps In this latest Finance Dublin article, James Maher looks at the key requirements and currentRead more
Solvency II Alert October 2013 Conclusion of Omnibus II negotiations paves way for application of Solvency II in 2016 AgreementRead more
From Good to Great On Wednesday 9 October 2013, EY FS Thought Gallery hosted a breakfast briefing for riskRead more