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Eiopa finalises methodology on value-for-money benchmarks

Aim is to help supervisors identify risk, rather than generate an opinion on value

Slovenia's Sava Re breaks ground with first tier 3 debt issue

As re/insurers face growing risks, models evolve to meet the challenge

At the Rendez-Vous de Septembre, Robert Muir-Wood discussed how climate change, human interaction, and under-modelled threats are reshaping catastrophe risk management. Joshua Geer reports

California's coverage crisis rules leave loopholes for insurers to exploit

FTI's Thea Utoft Høj Jensen appointed director general of Insurance Europe

Replacing Michaela Koller who is leaving after 18 years

Eiopa urged to include transition risks in Solvency II capital requirements

Debate over capital charges for polluting assets continues

Australian cyclone reinsurance pool savings offset by other cost increases

Economic and environmental factors are influencing insurer costs and consumer premiums

European supervisors warn of usual suspects threatening the EU financial system

Draghi advises EU to revisit Solvency II capital charges as part of competitiveness plan

EU requires surge in investment to close technology gap

Average annual insured loss from natcats grows to $151bn, Verisk estimates

Property exposure growth averages 7.2% over last five years