25 April 2024

Insurers get FIT after ditching the NZIA

Analysis

24 April 2024

Happy 100th birthday! Yes, we can insure you

From covering the costs of finding lost dementia sufferers, to telematics for older drivers, Japan's insurers are at the forefront of serving an ageing population, as David Walker discovers
22 April 2024

AI: Superintelligent or superdangerous?

The development of "superintelligent" AI could be the biggest shift - and some say threat - in the course of human evolution. Insurers will need to get to grips with it fast, as Sarfraz Thind examines
18 April 2024

California's big climate show

California last week hosted a major summit on the insurance sector's response to climate change. The impressive list of attendees suggests a willingness to talk on this crucial of matters. Sarfraz Thind, Joshua Geer and Ronan McCaughey report
16 April 2024

Has IFRS 17 improved comparability and consistency? The jury is still out

After more than two decades' work on IFRS 17, the industry is still unsure if the accounting standard has made things better. Joshua Geer reports

News

  • Allstate plans to return to California

    26 April 2024

  • UK BPA firms will be stress tested on use of funded reinsurance

    26 April 2024

  • UK unveils anti-greenwashing rule guidance, effective for insurers 31 May

    26 April 2024

  • Major cyber catastrophe could bring more ILS investors to market

    26 April 2024

  • Hong Kong regulator agrees to RBC concessions after industry consultation

    26 April 2024

  • "Gas is part of the transition!" Axa sustainability lead defends underwriting policy

    25 April 2024

  • AI should be left to run its course for now, says US senior advisor

    25 April 2024

  • "Nothing outsized to us": Chubb's Greenberg on Baltimore bridge exposure

    25 April 2024

  • "Resilient" ICS will pass despite obstacles

    25 April 2024

  • ESRB warns prudential rules must capture systemic sustainability and climate risks

    25 April 2024

  • Utmost confirms plans to enter UK bulk annuity market

    25 April 2024

  • UN kills off NZIA and launches multi-stakeholder forum for net zero

    25 April 2024

  • California climate summit highlights value of insurer-government partnerships

    24 April 2024

  • Aon updates Pricing Platform as more gain benefits from automated underwriting

    24 April 2024

  • Baltimore takes on ship owners' attempts to limit liability over bridge collapse

    24 April 2024

  • Personal lines to drive improved US P&C market profitability this year

    23 April 2024

  • Potential "extremist" European Parliament threatens pro-insurer legislation

    23 April 2024

  • Insurance Europe sets out its stall for level 2 and 3 Solvency II texts

    23 April 2024

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IFRS 17 and Future of Financial Reporting conference highlights

22 March 2024

Auditors and insurers bond over IFRS 17 frustrations

Auditors and insurers were never going to face an easy ride implementing IFRS 17. Both parties have detailed the challenges they faced over the last year and why they're not over yet. Paul Walsh reports
21 March 2024

Insurance analysts' wish list to improve IFRS 17 disclosures

Equity and credit analysts share views at InsuranceERM's Future of Financial Reporting conference
19 March 2024

Sustainability compliance "even bigger" challenge for insurers than IFRS 17

Insurance Europe's Philippe Angelis said sustainability disclosures are a "transformational project" for the industry
19 March 2024

Categorising unit-linked business can cause IFRS 17 challenges

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Focus on Japan

02 April 2024

Life reinsurers spy a goldmine in Asia

A $3trn market is waiting to be tapped and asset-intensive reinsurers are priming themselves to be there, as Sarfraz Thind reports
16 January 2024

Tokio Marine on the challenges of international expansion

A stagnating domestic economy and entrenched markets have led Japan's insurers overseas in search of growth. Tokio Marine's internationally-experienced head of risk, Yoshihiro Matsuzaki, tells Sarfraz Thind how he is managing the risks of this new world
04 January 2024

Japan's slow road to sustainability

There is certainly a will to move towards sustainability in Japan. But with the country so reliant on fossil fuels for its energy, it could be a lengthy transition. Sarfraz Thind reports
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    10 November 2023

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    09 November 2023

Analysis

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25 April 2024

Insurers get FIT after ditching the NZIA
24 April 2024

Happy 100th birthday! Yes, we can insure you
22 April 2024

AI: Superintelligent or superdangerous?
18 April 2024

California's big climate show

People

  • Personal lines to drive improved US P&C market profitability this year

  • Johanna Köb steps down as Zurich's responsible investment head due to long Covid

  • Chaucer reshuffles CFO and CRO roles after Richard Milner arrival

  • Chubb's Evan Greenberg meets Chinese insurance regulator

Software/IT

  • Aon updates Pricing Platform as more gain benefits from automated underwriting

  • Hannover Re and Parametrix issue $13.75m cat bond for cloud outage risk

  • Apply AI large language models for small cases, insurers told

  • Direct Line targets technology and simplification overhaul for £100m savings

Risk

  • Allstate plans to return to California

  • UK BPA firms will be stress tested on use of funded reinsurance

  • UK unveils anti-greenwashing rule guidance, effective for insurers 31 May

  • Major cyber catastrophe could bring more ILS investors to market