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Insurers raise the heat on weather derivatives
24 January 2014Rain or shine, the past year has seen a host of insurers jumping into the weather derivatives markets. Weather risks offer significant synergies with existing business lines and deal flow is on the up. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Oric appoints chairman
24 January 2014Aviva's Michael Sicsic will head up the insurance risk data association
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Pricing of less risky cat bonds steadies
22 January 2014Investors approaching "minimum threshold", suggests Swiss Re
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ComFrame's second draft shows improvement, but issues remain
17 January 2014Global capital standard questioned
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Getting women on board
16 January 2014The insurance business has a lack of women in senior leadership roles. Jamie Bullen talks to several high flying women to find out what more can be done, the importance of networking and whether quotas should be introduced
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American life insurers admit regulatory challenges
16 January 2014Half of North American life industry expecting to change product design
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The ORSA gallops around the world
14 January 2014Common in concept, but implemented according to local taste, the own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA) has become a global tool for risk management and supervision. Eamonn Phelan and Padraic O'Malley document the spread of ORSA reporting
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Conning offers US insurers trade finance investments
14 January 2014NAIC recently approved trade finance as an investable asset
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Bermuda appoints new director of insurance supervision
08 January 2014Validus's Andrew Gibbs has joined the Bermuda Monetary Authority
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Pru promotes Marcia Cantor-Grable
08 January 2014UK CRO has moved to group role