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Insurance-associated emissions: diverging approaches on responsibility and readiness
10 April 2025As insurers confront the call to count their underwriting-related emissions, leaders reveal a sector caught between ambition, uncertainty and growing scrutiny, as Joshua Geer reports
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US RBC modernisation: what to expect from the capital rule review
08 April 2025US regulators have initiated a reappraisal of the Risk-Based Capital rules and how future reforms should be made. Sarfraz Thind and Christopher Cundy report
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How insurers can survive systemic technology outages
03 April 2025Jonathan Hatzor, chief executive of managing agent and cloud outage analytics provider, Parametrix, says the insurance industry must rethink how it assesses and underwrites exposure to technology service providers or risk severe losses. Joshua Geer reports
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SiriusPoint's multi-dimensional plan for tackling risk
01 April 2025Anthony Shapella, group chief underwriting officer at SiriusPoint, tells Ronan McCaughey how the Bermudian re/insurer is managing social inflation and geopolitical risk. As a former chief risk officer (CRO), he says multiple perspectives are needed to assess risk
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GDV's Jörg Asmussen: "focus on growth and making Germany more competitive"
26 March 2025Jörg Asmussen, chief executive officer and member of the executive board of the German Insurance Association (GDV), speaks with Martin Assmann about the industry's priorities for the new government and the future of European regulatory frameworks
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Zurich Insurance's new era of catastrophe modelling
24 March 2025Iwan Stalder, head of group accumulation management, tells Martin Assmann how in-house models and AI are helping the Swiss group to better understand its catastrophic risk exposures
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Europe's public re/insurance pools lift their game, as climate change unfolds
19 March 2025Government-backed programmes to keep property insurable must change with the times, as the risks they cover intensify. David Walker reports
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Young actuarial professional of the year: Oliver Grossman, LCP
18 March 2025Oliver Grossman, a consultant at LCP, has been named young actuarial professional of the year, recognising his major contribution to the integration of machine learning and automation in actuarial work.
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Eiopa backs Omnibus sustainability package, but Solvency II bumps remain
14 March 2025The European Commission's Omnibus package - which aims to simplify corporate sustainability reporting - was initially welcomed by insurers last month. However, the proposals are also creating uncertainty and division. Joshua Geer reports.
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U-turn from UK regulators on proposed diversity and inclusion rules
12 March 2025Ronan McCaughey investigates the reasons behind the decision to cease work on D&I regulation and gauges reaction from the British insurance industry
- The hidden costs of actuarial modelling systems
- Athora confirms £5.7bn acquisition of Pension Insurance Corporation
- No go for CoCo after Aviva seals Direct Line takeover
- PRA highlights risks from solvency-triggered clauses in BPA deals
- IAIS agrees high level principles for ICS implementation
- The future of reinsurance through the eyes of Thierry Léger
- Chief economists urge insurers to brace for economic stagnation and volatility
- Scor rolls out AI underwriting assistant to clients
- Insurance industry pays tribute to Patrick Reeder
- Actuaries highlight key collateral considerations for funded reinsurance deals