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Underwriting food security in an era of unstable climate and politics
03 July 2024Nations cannot afford their farmers, and crops, to fail. While insurers can help cushion the blow, experts say it is largely the responsibility of governments to broaden uptake of crop cover. David Walker reports
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IFRS 17 is "two steps forward, one step back" for insurance accounting
03 July 2024Updated standard removes asset-liability mismatch, but impedes comparability, says S&P
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The mixed picture for life backbook deals in Europe
24 June 2024While life backbook consolidation in Germany seems to have stalled, in Spain it's a more a case of 'full steam ahead', David Walker finds
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PE and insurance: perception versus reality
21 June 2024Private equity and alternative asset manager-owned life insurers have been accused of making risky investments and running opaque businesses intent on making a fast buck. The facts may not bear this out, as Sarfraz Thind reports in the first of a two-part article
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Japanese firms reveal progress on anti-price collusion measures
17 June 2024Tokio Marine is compelling its salespeople to reflect on "uncomfortable" policies
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Australian non-life reinsurance costs rise 44% in seven years, S&P Global finds
17 June 2024Premium growth outstripped reinsurance hikes over period
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EU's Solvency II reforms could free up to €80bn of capital, S&P estimates
12 June 2024Insurance sector's solvency ratios to benefit by up to 25 percentage points in aggregate
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Internal model validation under pressure to add value for insurers
10 June 2024Insights following a recent Barnett Waddingham roundtable on internal models
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Fitch predicts robust credit fundamentals and less rates risk for Japan's life sector
06 June 2024Insurers will also keep expanding overseas to boost earnings, ratings agency expects
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PCAF hits 23 members as three more insurers join carbon accounting group
30 May 2024Eight of the members have made a GHG disclosure