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The emission cost of disasters: a new class of transition risks?

Post-disaster reconstruction comes at a heavy environmental cost - and there are questions over who is responsible for paying. But the risk is as much an opportunity for insurers, as Manuel Lonfat explains

Dom Lebel becomes Protective Life CRO

Lebel previously spent nearly 25 years at WTW

Growth is number one priority for insurers but risk differentiation gains traction in Q1

Insurers have benefitted from improved conditions that emerged during 2023, Aon said

Wesleyan names James Needham as chief actuary

'We keep losing money', global reinsurers warn about Australian property cover

Australian insurance delegation visited Lloyd's and other reinsurers for candid talks last year

Hastings Group CRO Angus Eaton joins Motor Insurers' Bureau as CEO

Cyclone-prone homes pay 35% lower premiums since Australian government starts sharing risk

ARPC found insurance availability also improving

MedVida completes acquisition of Sa Nostra Vida life back-book

IFoA reveals Paul Sweeting as its next president-elect

Swiss Re predicts optimistic outlook for Middle East insurance market

However, the reinsurer warned the region must increasingly consider natcat risks