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Aureum Re's Cayman treasure hunt
07 May 2025The Cayman Islands is gaining the insurance world's attention as it moves to capture foreign reinsurance assets. Greg Mitchell, chief actuary at life reinsurer Aureum Re, talks to Sarfraz Thind about how the island's structures have advantaged it
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Solvency UK matching adjustment: 2024 review
02 May 2025InsuranceERM's annual analysis finds the industry's overall MA benefit is similar to last year. But like ducks swimming in the water, there is a lot going on under the surface. Christopher Cundy and Martin Assmann report
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InEvo Re's CEO on marrying assets with liabilities
22 April 2025InEvo Re, the Bermudian reinsurer established by Macquarie Asset Management, recently closed its first transaction. CEO Mike White tells Sarfraz Thind why this will be a springboard for many more deals to come
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BaFin's Julia Wiens: "Supervisory convergence must not become an end in itself"
11 March 2025Germany's top insurance supervisor tells Sarfraz Thind about her priorities and thoughts on topics such as life consolidation, climate change and Europe's approach to oversight
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A first peek at insurers' transition plans
25 February 2025A handful of insurers have released plans that describe how they will help limit global warming and remain relevant in a net-zero economy. Joshua Geer compares the results and picks out highlights
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Aviva's sustainability push unpacked
06 February 2025Aviva's chief of sustainability and head of nature discuss how the UK insurer is progressing on sustainability, the challenges it's facing and future plans. Joshua Geer reports
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RGA eyes global growth of funded re
16 December 2024RGA has been one of the prime movers in reinsuring the UK's pension risk transfer insurers. Izzy Bickford, director, business development, talks to Sarfraz Thind about the funded reinsurance business and how she sees it developing
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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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The EU Taxonomy makes insurers look bad at sustainability - but is it fair?
16 July 2024In their first year of reporting, several major insurers have disclosed that none of their activities qualify as sustainable. Joshua Geer investigates whether the insurers or the EU Taxonomy framework is at fault
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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