2026 Insurance Industry Training

We didn't start the fire; it was always burning since the world's been turning. We didn't start the fire; no, we didn't light it but we tried to fight it. 

Warning. If you were born after the 1970s, you may need ChatGPT to help navigate your understanding of what we are about to say. We Didn’t Start the Fire is a monster hit of a song, created in 1989, by Billy Joel when he turned 40 years old. 

The idea spawned from a conversation he had with a friend of Sean Lennon, who is John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s son. The friend had just turned 21 years old and was complaining about how crazy it was to be living in his era, therefore undermining any other time before his. This encouraged Joel to write a song that showed that any time is filled with extremes.

Our most recently released insurance industry survey for 2025 is titled “Up in the Air” because the insurance industry is all about operating in a world of change and uncertainty and if you subscribe to Billy Joel’s message perhaps it always has been and perhaps it always will be this way. 

Each of the six verses of this iconic song, starting from 1949, chronicle the major events that occurred during that time in a rapid fire delivery of names, places and cultural works. We Didn’t Start the Fire is a constant reminder that no matter how crazy times may seem today, they have always been crazy. 

With this in mind, we have developed our 2026 insurance training calendar, which we trust will help you build stability and navigate both current and emerging challenges in an ever changing world. 

We are excited to expand this year’s calendar with four new course offerings. Three are brand-new offerings covering IFRS 18 for insurance companies and the actuarial aspects of IFRS 17 and SAM reporting, with the fourth marking the reintroduction of our Sasria training course.

We look forward to continuing to interact, build relationships and share our technical expertise with you through a combination of in-person and on-line training courses. 

Through the suite of courses we are offering for 2026, we demonstrate our passion for the insurance industry, our commitment to delivering quality industry training and our dedication to supporting the industry throughout their journey.

KPMG Insurance practice team