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How insurers can survive systemic technology outages
03 April 2025Jonathan Hatzor, chief executive of managing agent and cloud outage analytics provider, Parametrix, says the insurance industry must rethink how it assesses and underwrites exposure to technology service providers or risk severe losses. Joshua Geer reports
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SiriusPoint's multi-dimensional plan for tackling risk
01 April 2025Anthony Shapella, group chief underwriting officer at SiriusPoint, tells Ronan McCaughey how the Bermudian re/insurer is managing social inflation and geopolitical risk. As a former chief risk officer (CRO), he says multiple perspectives are needed to assess risk
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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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Europe's public re/insurance pools lift their game, as climate change unfolds
19 March 2025Government-backed programmes to keep property insurable must change with the times, as the risks they cover intensify. David Walker 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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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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Zurich Insurance's Megan Dickow on data, AI and navigating a new world
31 January 2025The head of ERM at Zurich discusses with Martin Assmann how the group is evolving its risk management function
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Strengthening the European industry's cyber resilience
24 January 2025The introduction of the Digital Operational Resilience Act is a positive for Europe's insurers, but compliance remains a challenge. Florence Lustman explains
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US insurability crisis casts a dark cloud on Europe
21 January 2025Climate-driven losses in the US have led insurers to withdraw coverage. Could the same happen in Europe? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Gareth Truran discusses the PRA's 2025 priorities for insurance
15 January 2025The executive director of insurance supervision at the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) opens up on the risks facing life insurers, how the regulator's competitiveness objective is being realised, and how UK insurers are exposed to complex international linkages