UK begins discount rate review

Opening the European life re pearl

Continental Europe is a pearl waiting to be claimed by life reinsurers. While deal volume remains slim, this is a market many feel is on the cusp of opening. By Sarfraz Thind

Spain's insurance sector holds steady as natcat risk gains prominence

AM Best issues a stable forecast for the country's life and non-life sectors

UK pet claims top £1bn third fur-midable year

Japan's life insurers can outbid PE for US life targets, says Fitch Ratings

Expansion into the US is "a top priority" for Japan's life insurers, rating agency says

ICA calls for A$30bn flood defence fund as Australia disaster declared catastrophic

A$15.2bn needed for flood-defence infrastructure, trade body says