Ronan McCaughey

"Monumental" miss by weather models on hurricane Otis

Hurricane provides new data point for rapid storm intensification, says James Cosgrove from Moody's RMS

Sustainability reporting to cost Munich Re Group €100m

The reinsurer's chief financial officer Christoph Jurecka also discussed ESRS challenges

Health insurer Medibank to trial four-day work week in Australia

Medibank hit the headlines last year after suffering a major cyber breach

Winners of InsuranceERM's Climate Risk & Sustainability awards 2023 revealed

The inaugural awards recognise excellence, leadership and innovation across 16 categories

ClimateWise chooses Crowe as strategic partner

Stopping cyber curveballs and building resilience

US experts spoke at InsuranceERM's Americas conference in New York to share best practice and the regulatory view on cyber risk. Ronan McCaughey reports

Howden creates climate parametric unit, with Douglas and Kusche at helm

The unit aims to support the transition to a low carbon economy

UK insurers' IFRS 17 disclosures for HY23 lack consistency, says PwC

Report says some firms have significant work to complete IFRS 17 reporting ahead of FY23

Potential economic implications from Israel-Hamas war

The Swiss Re Institute and an Irish economist share their views on the macroeconomic fallout

Ireland's attractiveness to international insurers declines

Milliman survey highlighted the cost of doing business as a challenge