-
As Europe's political wheels turn, insurers set out their demands
11 July 2024With the EU entering a new legislative cycle, Joshua Geer hears from Insurance Europe's Olav Jones about the priorities for the insurance sector
-
Actuaries urge insurers to stay grounded on Gen AI dreams and nightmares
09 July 2024Generative artificial intelligence might be 'just another tool', but it's one whose potential risks and opportunities demand close attention, as Joshua Geer reports from the European Congress of Actuaries
-
Asset-intensive reinsurance: the Bermuda question
05 July 2024No conversation on US life insurance happens without mention of Bermuda these days. The volumes of liabilities transferred to the island are staggering. But is this a sign of international alignment or regulatory arbitrage? Sarfraz Thind reports
-
Underwriting food security in an era of unstable climate and politics
03 July 2024Nations cannot afford their farmers, and crops, to fail. While insurers can help cushion the blow, experts say it is largely the responsibility of governments to broaden uptake of crop cover. David Walker reports
-
Petra Hielkema: "Some corners were cut" in haste to draft EU insurance rules
01 July 2024The chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa), speaks to Ronan McCaughey about the highs and lows for the insurance industry following the past European parliamentary term, lessons learnt and emerging risks to watch
-
US insurers behind the climate risk eight ball
28 June 2024Ceres's latest report analysing insurer climate disclosures reveals the holes that exist in this hugely important task. Sarfraz Thind reports
-
Suzanne Williams-Charles: Bermuda staying nimble is a key for growth in life business
26 June 2024The CEO of the Bermuda International Long-Term Insurers and Reinsurers (Biltir) association talks to Paul Walsh about the island's fast-growing life sector and her ambitions for the role
-
The mixed picture for life backbook deals in Europe
24 June 2024While life backbook consolidation in Germany seems to have stalled, in Spain it's a more a case of 'full steam ahead', David Walker finds
-
PE and insurance: perception versus reality
21 June 2024Private equity and alternative asset manager-owned life insurers have been accused of making risky investments and running opaque businesses intent on making a fast buck. The facts may not bear this out, as Sarfraz Thind reports in the first of a two-part article
-
The end of the road for matching adjustment reforms
18 June 2024The long journey to update the UK's version of the Solvency II matching adjustment is finally complete. Nick Ford summarises the implications of the changes and what's in store for life insurers
- NAIC's RBC disclosure curb will create uncertainty and make insurer shares less attractive, says Aegon
- Record insurer activity drives £47.8bn in buy-in / buy out deals in 2024
- Mitsui Sumitomo to acquire 15% of specialty underwriter W.R. Berkley
- Rothesay's 2024 dominated by two mega-BPA deals
- Eiopa recommends 100% capital charge for re/insurers' crypto assets
- Insurance Europe and Eiopa welcome Savings and Investment Union
- Aegon emphasises unpredictability of climate risk on underwriting
- BMA report defends Bermuda's asset-intensive reinsurance business
- Viridium sale likely to spark resurgence in European life consolidation
- Generali progresses underwriting decarbonisation