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Record insurer activity drives £47.8bn in buy-in / buy out deals in 2024

Six insurers each wrote more than £5bn in deals for the first time, LCP finds

Climate change worsened ferocious Los Angeles wildfires, scientists find

Advances in attribution science may increase climate litigation risks

What the insurance industry thinks about Trump's return

InsuranceERM recaps analysis of how Trump's second term could impact the sector

UK shifts regulatory approach to help close the advice gap

Proposed reforms aim to improve consumer engagement and boost pension outcomes

Funded Re under the regulatory microscope

Piggybacking off a booming life insurance market, the funded reinsurance business has grown to span continents. But the market has also attracted the beady eyes of regulators. What are the implications of increased oversight for funded reinsurance? Sarfraz Thind reports

Insurers need to consider non-price factors for PRT, says Hymans Robertson

Use of funded reinsurance is part of criteria pension funds should look at

GIRO 2024: Climate litigation forecast to rise under Trump

Insurance expert from Hymans Robertson explains why, and what insurers can do

Lara Desay succeeds James Mullins as Hymans Robertson's head of risk transfer

Hymans Robertson expands insurance leadership team

The future for funded reinsurance remains bright

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