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Swiss Re outlines plans to increase nat cat capacity
19 October 2022The reinsurer aims to meet growing demands in the face of increased natcat severity and inflation
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GCC insurers find the positives in IFRS 17 implementation
19 September 2022IFRS 17 compliance is tougher for insurers in emerging markets such as the Gulf Cooperation Council. Despite the challenges, the sector is optimistic about potential benefits, as Joshua Geer reports
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RVS Monte Carlo 2022: reinsurers gather amid turbulent backdrop
09 September 2022After a two-year absence, the annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) returns to the glitzy surroundings of Monte Carlo during an eventful period for the reinsurance sector. Paul Walsh previews some key talking points
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Reinsurers diverge on natcat risk strategy
30 August 2022S&P reports reinsurers are of "two minds" about the natcat business this year
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Life back-book consolidators shrug off threat from rising rates
09 August 2022Rising interest rates are unlikely to stop life insurers from selling their legacy liabilities to consolidators, as many other incentives for doing deals remain. David Walker reports
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IFRS 17: still waiting for disclosures
04 August 2022The IFRS 17 accounting standard is due to be implemented in five months' time, but many insurers are leaving it until the eleventh hour to reveal what impact the transition will have on their financial metrics. Christopher Cundy and Paul Walsh report
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Generali and Unipol assessed for BTP exposure as Italy demoted
01 August 2022S&P Global Ratings has downgraded Italy's outlook to stable
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Insurers may face capital erosion akin to 2020 crisis
14 July 2022S&P Global said European insurers have been impacted by the drop in equity and bond markets
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R.I.P. traditional life insurance
11 July 2022Low interest rates killed off European life insurance products that offered policyholders guaranteed annual returns. Even now as rates rise, David Walker finds practitioners are ready to bury the concept
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Suncorp boosts nat cat budget by A$200m as flooding hits Australia
04 July 2022S&P Global expects "continued upward pressure" on industry's reinsurance rates