Paul Walsh

Scor names Sofia Kyriakopoulou as its data and analytics chief

IAA marks International Actuaries Day

Record cat bond issuance in 2024 amid ILS market boom

The total market has grown by nearly 18% year on year, Aon said.

Cyber cat models struggle to assess small business risks

Guy Carpenter said 98% of cyber claims from the last five years came from businesses with under $2bn in revenue.

Regionality has a key role in systemic cyber events

Geographical diversification mitigates risks of cloud outage, say Aon and Parametrix

Broadstone praises "gold standard" of insurance in UK pension schemes

But there are signs of slowdown in smaller end of the market

Strong earnings spur positivity for reinsurers

Firms are prospering from prolonged positive market conditions, according to Fitch Ratings and Morningstar DBRS

Growth in China and Hong Kong stalls for Prudential

The firm said it had taken steps to reposition its business in H1

Direct Line admits solvency capital ratio miscalculation

The UK insurer found the mistake while preparing its H1 2024 results

Richard Charlton joins Utmost Life and Pensions as CRO

Replaces Feryal Nadeem who joined OneFamily earlier this month