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Insurers urged to 'think the unthinkable' post-Covid-19
02 December 2020Experts at the Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA virtual conference reflect on the lessons insurers have learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic. Ronan McCaughey explains
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The president on a mission to transform the IFoA
01 December 2020Tan Suee Chieh, president of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, tells Ronan McCaughey why the body must reinvent itself for a changing world - and how he plans to deliver his agenda for radical change.
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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season: breaking unexpected records
27 November 2020This year will be remembered for the having the largest number of tropical storms, but it has been a relatively lucky season without serious losses. For insurers and risk modellers, the long-term impact may be the advances in technology forced upon them by the pandemic, as Paul Walsh reports
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What digital transformation means for CROs
24 November 2020Some chief risk officers are keen to embrace the opportunities offered by digital transformation, while others see it as a distraction. But all view digitalisation as an unavoidable trend that brings new risks with it, as Ronan McCaughey explains
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EU supervisors comment on Eiopa's plans for Solvency II reform
23 November 2020French, German and Italian supervisors are supporting some of Eiopa's proposals to amend Solvency II, while the European Commission has admitted it needs to do more to encourage long-term business. Cintia Cheong reports
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Pandemic shifts the focus for consultants to the insurance sector
18 November 2020Insurance consultancies say the Covid-19 pandemic has not been a doomsday scenario for their business, but it has resulted in some notable changes to the tasks they are being asked to help with. Paul Walsh reports.
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IFRS 17 confidence level disclosure: ultimate run-off vs one year
16 November 2020Cintia Cheong explores why insurers face a tricky choice between the two different time horizons for the confidence level disclosure of the IFRS 17 risk adjustment
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PRT expansion to drive L&G's dividend growth plan
12 November 2020Christopher Cundy reports from Legal & General's (L&G) investor day, where the insurer revealed new targets for its dividend, bulk annuity underwriting and investments
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US Elections: a divided government is good for insurers
11 November 2020Joe Biden's win comes after an extended period of uncertainty and division that has clouded US politics. However, division is not the worst enemy of the US insurance industry, but "populist" reforms promised by the Democratic party may well be. Sarfraz Thind reports
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WTW's Rowan Douglas: riding the wave of climate risk awareness
09 November 2020The head of Willis Towers Watson's Climate and Resilience Hub has been on a major hiring spree. He talks to Cintia Cheong about how interest in climate risk has surged and why insurers are demanding advice and analytical tools