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GDV's Jörg Asmussen: "focus on growth and making Germany more competitive"
26 March 2025Jörg Asmussen, chief executive officer and member of the executive board of the German Insurance Association (GDV), speaks with Martin Assmann about the industry's priorities for the new government and the future of European regulatory frameworks
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Zurich Insurance's new era of catastrophe modelling
24 March 2025Iwan Stalder, head of group accumulation management, tells Martin Assmann how in-house models and AI are helping the Swiss group to better understand its catastrophic risk exposures
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Eiopa backs Omnibus sustainability package, but Solvency II bumps remain
14 March 2025The European Commission's Omnibus package - which aims to simplify corporate sustainability reporting - was initially welcomed by insurers last month. However, the proposals are also creating uncertainty and division. Joshua Geer reports.
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U-turn from UK regulators on proposed diversity and inclusion rules
12 March 2025Ronan McCaughey investigates the reasons behind the decision to cease work on D&I regulation and gauges reaction from the British insurance industry
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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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Bermuda and Cayman: notes from two small islands
04 March 2025Both are dream locations in which to do business and life re/insurers are flocking to the Cayman Islands and Bermuda in their droves. But what does it take to set up on an island? Anam Khan talks to Sarfraz Thind about the challenges and advantages of both
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Insurers on board with EU's "Omnibus" sustainability reporting shake-up
26 February 2025Europe's insurers have backed the Commission's reform proposals but call for swift implementation and further simplifications. Joshua Geer reports
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Debates resume on Solvency II and IRRD as legislators move to Level 2
20 February 2025MEPs argue over bureaucracy, capital charges and guarantee schemes, as Joshua Geer reports
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Costa Rica's Tomás Soley: from regulatory zero to flourishing framework
12 February 2025Costa Rica's insurance superintendent talks to Joshua Geer about how he built a regulatory framework from scratch and the importance of sustainability in the country's market
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ClimateWise members raise the bar as sustainability regulations evolve
05 February 2025Members of insurance sector sustainability group ClimateWise have reported their first scores since the framework was updated last year. Programme director Sid Miller discusses progress and challenges with