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S&P Global predicts less than $1bn of insured losses from Japan quake

Fitch revises financial ratio definitions for IFRS 17 and LDTI

Rating agency clarifies treatment of shareholders' equity, premium revenues and combined ratios

KCC estimates Japan earthquake insured losses at $6.4bn

AM Best has said it expects the event to have a limited credit ratings impact for major domestic non-life insurers

UK life sector set for boost in 2024 from PRT growth

Elsewhere in Europe, Fitch Ratings says life insurance sector outlooks are neutral

NormanMax gains Lloyd's approval to launch parametric syndicate 3939

MAS's Daniel Wang on Singapore's insurance challenge

The head of the insurance department at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) talks to Sarfraz Thind about tackling global risks and how the country is leveraging its climate expertise to shine on the world stage

Nuclear war, AI and net zero: CEOs ponder what insurance will look like in 2050

Insurance leaders talk nuclear threats, AI's transformative power and the race to net zero as they try to predict the future of industry at the Geneva Association's summit. Joshua Geer reports

UK bulk annuity market prepares for potentially six more providers

Rumours continue to swirl about firms entering the booming pension risk transfer market, while at the same time, another is considering exiting the sector. Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report

Regulators must find sweet spot between sector-specific and horizontal regulation

Development of retail investment rules marked a shift in European Commission's approach

Singapore regulator develops GenAI risk framework for financial sector

Insurers and asset managers will be included in phase 2 of the project