Analysis

  • A comprehensive approach to fighting climate change

    20 November 2024

    With the COP29 meeting in progress, Nicolas Jeanmart describes a role for insurers in a united effort to tackle climate change

  • Consumer Duty has become a burden for insurers... but in a good way

    18 November 2024

    The Consumer Duty rules have reshaped the UK's conduct regulation by demanding insurers place customers' needs first. While still seen as a burden, it has been is welcomed as a step towards better outcomes for all. Joshua Geer reports

  • A historical perspective on the challenges in America's insurance markets

    14 November 2024

    Katherine Hempstead has written a book that unpacks the evolution of insurance in the US. She explains to Joshua Geer the role played by state and federal regulation, and how the market has been shaped by decisions taken centuries ago

  • Eiopa's paper is a significant step forward for mass lapse reinsurance across Europe

    12 November 2024

    Last week's consultation paper from the EU's insurance authority will help drive the industry in the right direction, argues Luca Tres

  • New EU financial services commissioner sets tone for insurance regulation

    07 November 2024

    Maria Luís Albuquerque has outlined her regulatory priorities and established her vision for stability, streamlined compliance and consumer-focused innovation. Joshua Geer reports

  • EU consumers need easy access to investment and protection

    06 November 2024

    Giancarlo Bosser urges European lawmakers involved in the Retail Investment Strategy to develop a more consumer-centric approach to the process of buying insurance-based products

  • Insurers on high alert for strikes, riots and civil commotion risks

    04 November 2024

    As losses from strikes, riots, and civil commotion surge, insurers are grappling with these escalating threats and how best to manage them. Joshua Geer reports

  • IFRS 18 accounting standard to reshape financial performance reporting

    31 October 2024

    New rules set to take effect in 2027, but won't be as disruptive for insurers as IFRS 17. Christopher Cundy and Ronan McCaughey report

  • A frontline perspective: the impact of war on Ukraine's insurance market

    28 October 2024

    Denis Yastreb explains how the Ukrainian insurance sector has responded in the face of Russia's invasion and continuing occupation

  • AI's potential to improve customer outcomes

    25 October 2024

    Artificial intelligence could be a powerful tool to help insurers serve customers better, but it needs better regulation and governance. Martin Assmann reports