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Aon's ERN acquisition boosts Latin American cat modelling capability

Ledger Investing aims to crack the casualty ILS code

Led by ex-AIG chief risk officers, Ledger Investing is entering the relative unknown in connecting insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors with casualty risks. Paul Walsh reports

InsuranceERM's Technology Guide 2022-23 goes live

The guide lists over 110 risk, capital and modelling technology tools from 50 international vendors

Climate and inflation threats spark response from technology vendors

Risk modelling and management teams are being pushed to improve how they deal with climate and inflation risk - and software vendors are responding, as Ronan McCaughey explains

RVS Monte Carlo 2022: reinsurers gather amid turbulent backdrop

After a two-year absence, the annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) returns to the glitzy surroundings of Monte Carlo during an eventful period for the reinsurance sector. Paul Walsh previews some key talking points

Aon forms STG team to combine risk software with consulting

The group will initially focus on P&C and life insurers

Reinsurance capital predicted to drop 8.4% this year

AM Best report blames geopolitical turmoil and market volatility

PRT market set for a blazing H2

The UK's pension risk transfer market (PRT) is on course for a very busy second half of the year, after relatively modest activity in H1. Solvency II reforms are also likely to impact the sector, as Ronan McCaughey explains

Global insured nat cat losses hit $39bn in H1

Aon pointed to the continued impact of climate change on natural disasters

Insurers' hidden risk from reinsurance recaptures: the perspective of UK annuity writers

Mudi Ugono and Brad Ashton discuss the findings from a working party on how a reinsurer default could affect insurer balance sheets - and how the management of this risk could be improved