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Actuaries face up to programming language dilemma
13 August 2024In addition to learning traditional skills, the modern-day actuary must get to grips with which programming language is best suited to their tasks. The development of artificial intelligence is complicating matters further, as Paul Walsh reports
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Re/insurers consider a different outcome from cancer
08 August 2024Once a probable death knell, a cancer diagnosis is increasingly becoming a chronic disease, thanks to advances in testing and treatment. This has significant implications for life and health re/insurers, as David Walker reports
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Insurers' 2023 sustainability reports: disclosures become richer
06 August 2024The latest round of reporting contains more detail than ever around insurers' sustainability strategies, risk management approaches and metrics. Joshua Geer compares and contrasts the results of 10 leading firms
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NAIC's asset-intensive reinsurance proposals fuel agony and ecstasy
02 August 2024Soon-to-be-unveiled US rules could have a dramatic impact on the business of asset-intensive reinsurance and have drawn a surge of conflicting opinions from consumers, insurers and regulatory advisors. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Admiral Group CRO drives charge on electric vehicles
31 July 2024Ronan McCaughey why the UK-headquartered insurer sees opportunities in electric vehicles, its sustainability strategy and why third-party risk is so important 
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Europe's sustainability reporting: lessons learned, challenges and looking ahead
29 July 2024Insurance Europe's Philippe Angelis summarises the EU's patchwork of sustainability reporting rules and how they could be improved to create a consistent and cost-efficient framework for insurers
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Cyber insurers showcase the opportunity from continuous underwriting
25 July 2024Continuous underwriting has enabled cyber insurers to better understand their liabilities and improve profitability - and it's an approach the rest of the market could copy, as Paul Walsh reports
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European insurers call for change in Solvency II's supplemental reforms
23 July 2024The European Commission's proposals for the Level 2 text of Solvency II need to be revised, according to Insurance Europe. Christopher Cundy and Joshua Geer report
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General Data Protection Regulation: time for a second look
22 July 2024The European Commission's GDPR review should focus on addressing outstanding issues, rather than reopening the text of regulation, argues William Vidonja
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Generali's Gerardo Di Filippo on embracing revolutionary change in risk management
18 July 2024The group head of risk management process and operations at Generali discusses how the risk function is evolving in response to the climate, AI and geopolitical megatrends. Joshua Geer reports
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