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South Korean insurers' net earnings rose 3% in H1, all thanks to non-life firms

Japan's non-life insurers braced for claims from typhoon Shanshan

Aon predicts "hundreds of millions" of dollars in insured and economic losses

NAIC's president says aggregation method will pass as ICS equivalent

Year-long comparability assessment will rule in US's favour, says Andrew Mais

Euroins loses second appeal against Eiopa over Romanian licence revocation

ESAs' Board of Appeal says claim was groundless

Queen Máxima challenges insurance supervisors to help sector fulfil societal role

Dutch monarch says insurers could make improvements on financial inclusion and closing protection gaps

Asset-intensive reinsurance: the Bermuda question

No conversation on US life insurance happens without mention of Bermuda these days. The volumes of liabilities transferred to the island are staggering. But is this a sign of international alignment or regulatory arbitrage? Sarfraz Thind reports

Countries to begin assessing Insurance Capital Standard implementation in 2026 - UPDATED

Latest version of ICS published ahead of finalisation later this year

Mind the scenario testing gap, operational resilience survey tells insurers

Latest benchmarking exercise of 35 UK firms conducted by Sicsic Advisory and Oric International

Do not expect 46% profits growth from South Koreans again in 2024, Fitch cautions

But growth in CSM release will support earnings of industry, ratings agency says

PE and insurance: perception versus reality

Private 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