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Next-generation CROs will be wide-ranging influencers
06 December 2021Chief risk officers (CROs) at InsuranceERM's Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference all pinpointed how they must broaden their remits - and sharpen their influencing skills - to ensure they're fit for the future. Paul Walsh reports
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The FIO's climate letters reveal burning desires
30 November 2021The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has published a raft of comment letters after its request for information on climate regulation. Could this be the tinder to spark new rules? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Riding the inflation wave
24 November 2021Inflation has been rising throughout 2021 driven by the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, surging energy prices and global supply chain disruption. Ronan McCaughey asks how insurers are dealing with the risk
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German actuaries review the Review of Solvency II
22 November 2021Dissecting documents with a fine-tooth comb is natural for actuaries. After applying one to the European Commission's proposals for Solvency II reform, German Association of Actuaries board member Frank Schiller spoke to David Walker
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Future pandemic risk pools will be shallow, not deep
18 November 2021The concept of an all-encompassing government-backed risk pool to deal with the threat of future pandemics is all but dead. However, public support remains available for smaller schemes, as Paul Walsh reports
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Eiopa's Petra Hielkema: stress tests and Orsas are good for climate risk management
12 November 2021The chair of the EU's insurance authority talks to Christopher Cundy about the supervision of sustainability issues and explains why the own risk and solvency assessment (Orsa) and stress testing are the most important tools, right now
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Climate change's threat to longevity
09 November 2021The relationship between the environment and human health is a growing topic for life insurers. Longevity modelling experts expect there will be some important and unexpected trends to consider, as Cintia Cheong reports
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L&G's Simon Gadd: piloting a pathway
05 November 2021Simon Gadd was appointed as Legal & General's first group climate change director earlier this year. He talks to Christopher Cundy about how he is helping steer the UK life insurer and asset manager towards its net-zero goal
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FSOC climate report: more talk than action
01 November 2021US Federal authorities released their much-awaited report on climate risk in the finance industry. Though comprehensive on current practices, the report treads lightly in its recommendations for what should be done. Sarfraz Thind explains
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UK's Solvency II study spooks the market
29 October 2021Annuity writers have been shocked by the results of the UK's quantitative impact study on potential reforms to Solvency II and are preparing for a clash with the regulator, as Christopher Cundy reports