David Walker

SFCRs shine light on German legacy life books of Zurich and Axa

Groups have planned, with mixed success, to sell the back-books to consolidators

Fewer big nat cats and portfolio actions benefit Lloyd's syndicate loss ratios

Syndicates did, however, warn of uncertainty around modelling future natural catastrophe trends

Lloyd's syndicates spotlight DEI benefits, and the commercial risks of not being inclusive

Open-mindedness attracts best talent, argues Hamilton

Insurance Risk Data collecting key data and reports from breadth and width of Europe's insurance industry

Undertakings have published their annual solvency filings for 2023

Insurers' property risk exposure grows 12% in 2023, Perils finds

Ongoing inflation cited as a key driver of increasing exposure sums

Bank of England unpicks shortcomings in LDI industry during 2022 gilts crisis

Some UK insurers were behind LDI programmes that suffered

Global supply chain syndicate turns profitable in 2023 amid tough geopolitics

But numerous syndicates still nervous about continuing destabilisation by Russia-Ukraine conflict

Australia's latest summer natcat bill nears A$1.6bn

Lloyd's syndicates expect premium rate rises to taper this year

Rate increases were experienced across the breadth of underwriting lines in 2023

Syndicates publicly support Lloyd's Blueprint Two digitalisation project

One syndicate says the drive to make costs more efficient is critically important