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Inducements debate throws RIS into the slow lane
06 February 2024With the end of the current political mandate in sight and the legislative calendar looking busy, the Retail Investment Strategy now has to overcome a tight deadline and contentious points of debate. Joshua Geer reports
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Risk recruiters try to stop people "falling into" insurance
05 February 2024Making insurance an active career choice, and diversifying the pool of talent, are priorities for risk and actuarial recruiters in a tight jobs market. Joshua Geer reports
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Regulators' 2024 priorities: Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands
31 January 2024Insurance regulators explain why third-party IT risk, credit risk, sustainability and managing silent cyber coverage will be among their top concerns this year. Ronan McCaughey reports
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Didier Millerot on the "dual transition", Solvency II and the future of regulation
29 January 2024The European Commission's head of insurance talks to Joshua Geer about the Solvency II review, the two major challenges facing insurers and what the future regulatory landscape will look like
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Top 2024 priorities for UK and Irish insurance regulators
24 January 2024The Prudential Regulation Authority and the Central Bank of Ireland detail what insurers can expect from them in 2024 on topics ranging from Solvency UK, liquidity risk, AI, climate risk and operational resilience. Ronan McCaughey explains
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Why the world should be watching the US insurance crisis
19 January 2024US insurance is the "canary in the coal mine" when it comes to testing the effects of climate change on business, according to John Morton, ex-climate advisor to Janet Yellen. He speaks to Sarfraz Thind
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Tokio Marine on the challenges of international expansion
16 January 2024A 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
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Think global, act local: Zurich's John Scott dissects WEF's risk report
11 January 2024Zurich's head of sustainability risk talks to Joshua Geer about the risk landscape facing insurers, following the publication of the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report
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Thabile Nyaba: tackling poverty, climate risk and diversity in South Africa
09 January 2024Old Mutual Insure's chief risk and sustainability officer explains how poverty, climate risk and geopolitics are impacting South Africa's insurance market. Nevertheless, she says there are many opportunities for insurers. Ronan McCaughey writes
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Japan's slow road to sustainability
04 January 2024There 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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