Archive

  • Storm Henri hits north-eastern US

    23 August 2021

    The storm knocked out power to 140,000 homes and caused deluges

  • Longevity risk expert calls for "vaccine equity" in Covid-19 battle

    13 August 2021

    Nicola Oliver highlights supply chain hurdles to distributing vaccines equally worldwide

  • The US Climate Survey: good, bad and ugly

    03 August 2021

    US insurers' efforts to understand and mitigate climate risks is difficult to discern, but the NYDFS and InsuranceERM have dug into the NAIC's annual survey to find patchy progress and some surprising opinions. Sarfraz Thind and David Walker report

  • People moves: L&G America, Pacific Life Re, Wefox

    30 June 2021

    InsuranceERM rounds up the latest risk-related people moves in the insurance industry

  • Africa Specialty Risks aims for a continental shift

    24 June 2021

    Christopher Cundy talks to co-founders Mikir Shah and Bryan Howett about how and why they established an Africa-focused reinsurer in the midst of a pandemic, and their ambition to make an impression in the diverse continent

  • "LDTI will drive income volatility"

    08 June 2021

    Cintia Cheong talks to experts about why reforms to US insurance accounting standards will cause income volatility and whether adopting the standard early can bring any benefits

  • Grey swan risks to put insurers in a flap

    17 May 2021

    Climate change, a massive cyber-attack and geopolitical instability are just some of the grey swan risks worrying insurers. CROs tell Ronan McCaughey how they are preparing for these threats, should the worst happen

  • Capital injections needed to keep insurers afloat during 2020 turbulence

    11 May 2021

    SFCRs reveal fates of underwriters whose solvency was challenged in tough year

  • Prudential Financial and Zurich seal £6bn longevity swap

    28 April 2021

    The transaction is Prudential Financial's third largest UK longevity risk transfer deal so far

  • American Family licenses KCC's US cat models

    27 April 2021

    Insurers' expectations around catastrophe models are rising, says KCC's chief executive