Ronan McCaughey

US government report highlights barriers to federal pandemic insurance programme

US Government Accountability Office reviewed whether the government could make pandemic insurance available to businesses

Humana hit with US class action lawsuit over AI usage

Plaintiffs allege the tool has enabled the health insurer to "aggressively deny coverage"

NormanMax gains Lloyd's approval to launch parametric syndicate 3939

LGRA's pension risk transfer business hits $10bn since inception

The insurer said it has completed over 100 pension risk transfer deals since its inception in 2015

NN strengthens capital position with €13bn longevity risk deals

The transactions have been agreed with a subsidiary of Prudential Financial and Swiss Re

Concern that UK bulk annuity market is becoming unmanageable

DLA Piper surveyed deal leads from across all UK based bulk annuity providers

Allianz returns to cat bond sector with Blue Sky Re

The cat bond covers European windstorm risks

Irish re/insurers focus on op models and ESG reporting after IFRS 17

Deloitte Ireland surveyed over 20 life and non-life re/insurers in Ireland to assess the market's IFRS 17 journey

Operational resilience will be key insurance focus for Central Bank of Ireland in 2024

Focus continues on the integration of climate change and sustainability considerations

Mark Julian appointed chief actuary of Everest Insurance International