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Insurers' 2023 sustainability reports: disclosures become richer

The latest round of reporting contains more detail than ever around insurers' sustainability strategies, risk management approaches and metrics. Joshua Geer compares and contrasts the results of 10 leading firms

US thunderstorms already racked up $43bn of insured losses this year

Fire risk in the US is also poised to escalate in 2025, says Gallagher Re

UK motor premiums fall for first time in two years

Axa brightens up the market with heatwave parametric insurance

Primary insurers face majority of insured losses from Debby

Debby has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall in Florida

Eiopa consults on Solvency II proportionality rules

Authority expands on conditions for granting proportionality, following review of directive

One year of Consumer Duty: Helping insurers ask the "hard question"

Resources required for implementation have been "significantly greater" than expected

Athene's profit drop sees 11% share fall in owner Apollo

Alternatives portfolio, hedging and annuities runoff cost Athene Q2 profits

South Carolina braced for historic rainfall from hurricane Debby

The storms strengthened to a category one hurricane as it nears Florida's Big Bend region

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