Archive

Allianz reportedly trying to buy third APAC insurer

German already has plans for one M&A in Australia, after abandoning bid in Singapore

Second Allianz M&A in APAC draws regulatory scrutiny

NAIC's asset-intensive reinsurance proposals fuel agony and ecstasy

Soon-to-be-unveiled US rules could have a dramatic impact on the business of asset-intensive reinsurance and have drawn a surge of conflicting opinions from consumers, insurers and regulatory advisors. Sarfraz Thind reports

Achmea says "exploring internal and external options" for life business

Dutch conglomerate has one life unit and two pensions units

Data and AI: insurer and regulator go tête à tête

On a panel discussion at Insurance Europe's conference, Eiopa's Petra Hielkema and Alm. Brand's Anne Mette Toftegaard debated consumer trust, data, AI and the regulation that weaves them together, as Joshua Geer reports

Australian cyclone reinsurance pool avoids deluge of claims

Only a handful of claims met by the ARPC in its first six months of coverage

Dutch watchdog warns of climate change's effects on insurability

AFM warns some property will be uninsurable with climate change

Europe's insurers dispense comfort, and pumps, to flood-hit communities

Dutch association tells riverside homeowners "you're still insurable"

How to avert the big data threat

Big data analytics promises to revolutionise risk selection for insurers, but threatens to marginalise higher-risk groups. Paul Walsh investigates how the “solidarity monitor” devised by the Dutch insurance association can help avoid exclusion

Raise Solvency II thresholds for SMEs, urge Dutch and Irish insurers

Insurers with annual premium income under €10m should not apply Solvency II, say trade associations