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  • Consumer Duty has become a burden for insurers... but in a good way

    18 November 2024

    The Consumer Duty rules have reshaped the UK's conduct regulation by demanding insurers place customers' needs first. While still seen as a burden, it has been is welcomed as a step towards better outcomes for all. Joshua Geer reports

  • IAIS consults on AI supervision and risks for insurers

    18 November 2024

    Paper from global insurance watchdog covers AI security, fairness, robustness and governance

  • UK's financial watchdogs must "regulate for growth", says government

    15 November 2024

    Rachel Reeves's Mansion House speech signals rollback of senior managers and certification regime

  • IAIS list of IAIGs reaches 59

    13 November 2024

    Five internationally active insurance groups added in last 12 months, one removed

  • Insurers highlight need to close climate-related protection gaps

    31 October 2024

    Insurers say demand for affordable climate coverage is growing amid rising risks

  • Brazilian insurance leader deepens UK market cooperation

    30 October 2024

    Dyogo Oliveira, President of CNseg, addresses the Brazil-UK insurance forum

  • A frontline perspective: the impact of war on Ukraine's insurance market

    28 October 2024

    Denis Yastreb explains how the Ukrainian insurance sector has responded in the face of Russia's invasion and continuing occupation

  • AI's potential to improve customer outcomes

    25 October 2024

    Artificial intelligence could be a powerful tool to help insurers serve customers better, but it needs better regulation and governance. Martin Assmann reports

  • Cayman Islands aiming to become the next reinsurance idyll

    21 October 2024

    Already one of the biggest captive and alternative asset venues in the world, the Cayman Islands is on a quest to make its serendipitous location a hub for reinsurers. The Deputy Premier and head of its reinsurance association spoke to Sarfraz Thind in New York about why they should be taken seriously

  • UK regulator launches probe into home and motor insurance premium financing

    16 October 2024

    Annual interest charges can be up to 30%, says Financial Conduct Authority