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Cyber risk is systematically priced in the capital markets: evidence from the Target cyber-attack
09 May 2024In the second part of their article on quantifying and pricing cyber risk, Tim Freestone and Malcolm McLelland respond to reader queries and share further proof of their theory
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The emission cost of disasters: a new class of transition risks?
07 May 2024Post-disaster reconstruction comes at a heavy environmental cost - and there are questions over who is responsible for paying. But the risk is as much an opportunity for insurers, as Manuel Lonfat explains
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Full steam ahead for US bulk annuity market
02 May 2024The rapidly growing US market for pension liabilities offers great potential for life insurers. However, there are concerns that litigation and regulatory changes could derail the progress achieved. Ronan McCaughey explains
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Ascot's Steve Guijarro: when to stay old school, or go new school
30 April 2024Ascot's US chief risk officer and group head of exposure management Steve Guijarro talks to Paul Walsh about the fundamentals needed to address extreme weather, the "low hanging fruit" of AI and private equity's increasing influence on insurance
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Insurers get FIT after ditching the NZIA
25 April 2024From the ashes of the NZIA, a new Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero (FIT) has emerged, promising to lead the industry's climate agenda. FIT chair Butch Bacani talks to Joshua Geer about the forum's mission and objectives
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Happy 100th birthday! Yes, we can insure you
24 April 2024From covering the costs of finding lost dementia sufferers, to telematics for older drivers, Japan's insurers are at the forefront of serving an ageing population, as David Walker discovers
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AI: Superintelligent or superdangerous?
22 April 2024The development of "superintelligent" AI could be the biggest shift - and some say threat - in the course of human evolution. Insurers will need to get to grips with it fast, as Sarfraz Thind examines
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California's big climate show
18 April 2024California last week hosted a major summit on the insurance sector's response to climate change. The impressive list of attendees suggests a willingness to talk on this crucial of matters. Sarfraz Thind, Joshua Geer and Ronan McCaughey report
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Has IFRS 17 improved comparability and consistency? The jury is still out
16 April 2024After more than two decades' work on IFRS 17, the industry is still unsure if the accounting standard has made things better. Joshua Geer reports
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Climate litigation's third wave could leave insurers in deep water
12 April 2024Following two waves of climate litigation since 2004, the third may be more nuanced and insurers must be prepared for its effects, participants at an InsuranceERM webinar on the topic explained. Paul Walsh reports
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