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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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Life ILS markets feel the heat from high rates
29 May 2024It has been a tough period for the life insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, afflicted by higher interest rates and unexpected losses. But participants are hopeful of a revival, as Christopher Cundy reports
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Happy 100th birthday! Yes, we can insure you
24 April 2024From covering the costs of finding lost dementia sufferers, to telematics for older drivers, Japan's insurers are at the forefront of serving an ageing population, as David Walker discovers
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Young risk professional of the year: Megan Hart, Hymans Robertson
11 March 2024InsuranceERM recognises the excellent achievement of Megan Hart from Hymans Robertson who has been named young risk professional of the year.
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Thinking outside the box on emerging risks
08 July 2022Risk professionals may need to deploy more imagination if they are to address the perils that are currently going undetected. Paul Walsh reports
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Insurers' hidden risk from reinsurance recaptures: the perspective of UK annuity writers
01 July 2022Mudi Ugono and Brad Ashton discuss the findings from a working party on how a reinsurer default could affect insurer balance sheets - and how the management of this risk could be improved
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Sarah Williams cultivates new risk strategy at Guardian Life
10 May 2022Sarah Williams found a new job and a new hobby during the pandemic. Now chief risk officer at Guardian Life - and a keen gardener - she is planning to make both flourish, as she explains to Ronan McCaughey
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Legacy life books: targeted approaches to de-risking and optimisation
17 January 2022In the second of two articles, Luca Tres reviews how a targeted risk transfer strategy can help life insurers better manage their legacy books - and looks to the future of legacy life de-risking
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Legacy life books: a proactive approach
10 January 2022In the first of two articles, Luca Tres discusses the strategies available to life insurers facing the challenges of high capital intensity and low profitability in their life legacy business
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Climate change's threat to longevity
09 November 2021The relationship between the environment and human health is a growing topic for life insurers. Longevity modelling experts expect there will be some important and unexpected trends to consider, as Cintia Cheong reports