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Bermuda and Cayman: notes from two small islands
04 March 2025Both are dream locations in which to do business and life re/insurers are flocking to the Cayman Islands and Bermuda in their droves. But what does it take to set up on an island? Anam Khan talks to Sarfraz Thind about the challenges and advantages of both
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Insurers on board with EU's "Omnibus" sustainability reporting shake-up
26 February 2025Europe's insurers have backed the Commission's reform proposals but call for swift implementation and further simplifications. Joshua Geer reports
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A first peek at insurers' transition plans
25 February 2025A handful of insurers have released plans that describe how they will help limit global warming and remain relevant in a net-zero economy. Joshua Geer compares the results and picks out highlights
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Debates resume on Solvency II and IRRD as legislators move to Level 2
20 February 2025MEPs argue over bureaucracy, capital charges and guarantee schemes, as Joshua Geer reports
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Swiss Re's Julien Descombes on life, health and IFRS
18 February 2025The chief underwriting officer for life and health talks to Martin Assmann about the impact of adopting IFRS reporting and the trends in medicine and society to watch
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Costa Rica's Tomás Soley: from regulatory zero to flourishing framework
12 February 2025Costa Rica's insurance superintendent talks to Joshua Geer about how he built a regulatory framework from scratch and the importance of sustainability in the country's market
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Aviva's sustainability push unpacked
06 February 2025Aviva's chief of sustainability and head of nature discuss how the UK insurer is progressing on sustainability, the challenges it's facing and future plans. Joshua Geer reports
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ClimateWise members raise the bar as sustainability regulations evolve
05 February 2025Members of insurance sector sustainability group ClimateWise have reported their first scores since the framework was updated last year. Programme director Sid Miller discusses progress and challenges with
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Zurich Insurance's Megan Dickow on data, AI and navigating a new world
31 January 2025The head of ERM at Zurich discusses with Martin Assmann how the group is evolving its risk management function
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Judging the impact of the UK regulators' competitiveness objective
28 January 2025Are the UK's financial regulators fulfilling their secondary objective to encourage growth and international competitiveness? Eight months into a parliamentary inquiry, Joshua Geer rounds up the evidence so far
- Lloyds pension trustees seal longevity risk transfer deals totalling £5.1bn
- Aon boosts Asian reinsurance business with appointments
- Innovation is needed to close the protection gap, insurers told
- NAIC's RBC disclosure curb will create uncertainty and make insurer shares less attractive, says Aegon
- Sebastian Pichler appointed as Allianz CRO
- Europe's financial supervisors warn of escalating EU risks
- Japan Post to cut life and asset risks in JPY 550bn Talcott Life Re deal
- Fitch welcomes solvency rule reforms in South Korea
- Insurance Europe and Eiopa welcome Savings and Investment Union
- World uninsurable on current climate change trajectory, warns Allianz's Gunther Thallinger