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A comprehensive approach to fighting climate change

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

Earthquake insurance now covers 35% of Japan's households

EU consumers need easy access to investment and protection

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

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

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

Time to adopt ICS, conclude AM comparable

The deadline to adopt the Insurance Capital Standard is fast approaching and a crucial decision on comparability with the US Aggregation Method awaits. ACLI's Mariana Gomez-Vock argues it is time for supervisors to resolve their differences

Bermuda's hot life reinsurance market draws the crowds

Last month's Biltir conference in Bermuda was busier than ever, with participants discussing everything from private equity's role, regulatory communication and Manchester United's fax machines. Sarfraz Thind reports

Eiopa finalises methodology on value-for-money benchmarks

Aim is to help supervisors identify risk, rather than generate an opinion on value

FTI's Thea Utoft Høj Jensen appointed director general of Insurance Europe

Replacing Michaela Koller who is leaving after 18 years

Inclusivity, wellbeing and AI are shaping the insurance workforce of tomorrow

At the Dive In Festival, industry leaders explored the evolving needs of the insurance workforce, tackling issues from hybrid working to neurodiversity. Joshua Geer reports

Solvency II: delivering on the agreed ambitions

The review of the EU directive is a prime opportunity to unlock investment and increase competitiveness in Europe, says Angus Scorgie