Analysis

  • NAIC's asset-intensive reinsurance proposals fuel agony and ecstasy

    02 August 2024

    Soon-to-be-unveiled US rules could have a dramatic impact on the business of asset-intensive reinsurance and have drawn a surge of conflicting opinions from consumers, insurers and regulatory advisors. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Admiral Group CRO drives charge on electric vehicles

    31 July 2024

    Ronan McCaughey why the UK-headquartered insurer sees opportunities in electric vehicles, its sustainability strategy and why third-party risk is so important

  • Europe's sustainability reporting: lessons learned, challenges and looking ahead

    29 July 2024

    Insurance Europe's Philippe Angelis summarises the EU's patchwork of sustainability reporting rules and how they could be improved to create a consistent and cost-efficient framework for insurers

  • Cyber insurers showcase the opportunity from continuous underwriting

    25 July 2024

    Continuous underwriting has enabled cyber insurers to better understand their liabilities and improve profitability - and it's an approach the rest of the market could copy, as Paul Walsh reports

  • European insurers call for change in Solvency II's supplemental reforms

    23 July 2024

    The European Commission's proposals for the Level 2 text of Solvency II need to be revised, according to Insurance Europe. Christopher Cundy and Joshua Geer report

  • General Data Protection Regulation: time for a second look

    22 July 2024

    The European Commission's GDPR review should focus on addressing outstanding issues, rather than reopening the text of regulation, argues William Vidonja

  • Generali's Gerardo Di Filippo on embracing revolutionary change in risk management

    18 July 2024

    The group head of risk management process and operations at Generali discusses how the risk function is evolving in response to the climate, AI and geopolitical megatrends. Joshua Geer reports

  • The EU Taxonomy makes insurers look bad at sustainability - but is it fair?

    16 July 2024

    In their first year of reporting, several major insurers have disclosed that none of their activities qualify as sustainable. Joshua Geer investigates whether the insurers or the EU Taxonomy framework is at fault

  • As Europe's political wheels turn, insurers set out their demands

    11 July 2024

    With the EU entering a new legislative cycle, Joshua Geer hears from Insurance Europe's Olav Jones about the priorities for the insurance sector

  • Actuaries urge insurers to stay grounded on Gen AI dreams and nightmares

    09 July 2024

    Generative artificial intelligence might be 'just another tool', but it's one whose potential risks and opportunities demand close attention, as Joshua Geer reports from the European Congress of Actuaries