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  • Axa's Frédéric de Courtois talks the future of regulation, climate change, AI and emerging risks

    02 December 2024

    The Insurance Europe president and Axa deputy CEO sat down with InsuranceERM to discuss challenges and opportunities in the evolving risk landscape. Joshua Geer reports

  • A comprehensive approach to fighting climate change

    20 November 2024

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

  • Consumer Duty has become a burden for insurers... but in a good way

    18 November 2024

    The Consumer Duty rules have reshaped the UK's conduct regulation by demanding insurers place customers' needs first. While still seen as a burden, it has been is welcomed as a step towards better outcomes for all. Joshua Geer reports

  • Eiopa's paper is a significant step forward for mass lapse reinsurance across Europe

    12 November 2024

    Last week's consultation paper from the EU's insurance authority will help drive the industry in the right direction, argues Luca Tres

  • New EU financial services commissioner sets tone for insurance regulation

    07 November 2024

    Maria Luís Albuquerque has outlined her regulatory priorities and established her vision for stability, streamlined compliance and consumer-focused innovation. Joshua Geer reports

  • EU consumers need easy access to investment and protection

    06 November 2024

    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

    28 October 2024

    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

    14 October 2024

    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

  • The future for funded reinsurance remains bright

    08 October 2024

    Funded reinsurance has been the subject of increased regulatory scrutiny in the UK and US over the last 18 months, but experts believe it will remain part of insurers' risk and capital management toolkit. Ronan McCaughey writes

  • Delivering value for money is about more than benchmarks

    09 September 2024

    European policymakers' initiatives on value-for-money metrics may end with consumers not getting the products that best meet their needs, argues Pablo Pernía Martin