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Actuaries told mortality gap between men and women is lessening

Mortality gap between the sexes is flattening, so actuaries are looking for other risk differentiators

Moody's RMS opens the door to open-source cat modelling

The leading catastrophe modelling firm has taken a major step in allowing its users access to third-party models, based on open-source standards, alongside its proprietary offerings. But its embrace of the open-source world is limited, as Christopher Cundy reports

Oasis LMF to host open-source ransomware model

Prudential Financial to reinsure $10bn of traditional variable annuities

MLC Life and AMP Life fined A$28m for governance and conduct breaches

Australian insurer AMP levied dead policyholders for premiums

Fitch Ratings assesses impact of IFRS 17 for Chinese insurers

Länsförsäkringar appoints Magnus Strömgren as group CRO

Strömgren previously held roles at If Insurance and the Swedish supervisor

ESG ratings surge in significance for insurers

EY webinar surveyed the insurance market on criticality of ESG ratings

Catastrophe models lead the charge on climate risk integration

Insurers are putting significant effort into understanding how climate affects their business - none more so than in improving their catastrophe models, as Joshua Geer reports

Danish regulator to stress-test lapse rates of 20%

Insurance and market scenarios set for eight insurance and pension groups