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CROs find a career path in the C-suite

Chief risk officers (CROs) have carved out an important role in insurers, but they need a different skillset to succeed in senior C-suite roles. Paul Walsh reports

ERM expert John Joyce joins The Hartford

Life back-book consolidators shrug off threat from rising rates

Rising interest rates are unlikely to stop life insurers from selling their legacy liabilities to consolidators, as many other incentives for doing deals remain. David Walker reports

Allianz non-life claims inflation running at about 6%, says CFO

Guilio Terzariol warns of "double digit" rate hikes in some countries in H2

Axa reworked entire German life portfolio ahead of Athora sale

Axa Deutschland's SFCR said partial guarantees now "the new market standard"

Apra removes A$150m capital add-on from Allianz Australia

R.I.P. traditional life insurance

Low interest rates killed off European life insurance products that offered policyholders guaranteed annual returns. Even now as rates rise, David Walker finds practitioners are ready to bury the concept

Allianz's average life guarantee falls one-third since 2011

Moody's says Structured Alpha hedge funds costs are "digested," and raises group's outlook

Cyber insurer Coalition closes $250m funding round

Combat inflation with the tools at your disposal, insurers told

The Geneva Association Economic Forum examined inflation's impact on insurers