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EC's Solvency II reforms to ignore risk margin, interest rate recalibration
25 October 2018Exclusive: The European Commission is set to endorse most of the Solvency II reforms recommended by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa), according to a draft of the proposals seen by InsuranceERM. Christopher Cundy explains
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IFRS 17: A delay in the balance
23 October 2018Arguments are raging about whether implementation of the new insurance contracts accounting standard should be delayed. Cintia Cheong wraps up the latest developments in the long-running saga
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German life book consolidation: cultural shift needed
18 October 2018Following the sale of Generali Leben to Viridium, the largest-ever transfer of a German life book, participants are hopeful it will convince doubtful minds and open the door to more deals. Christopher Cundy reports
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US flood insurance: bridging the political chasm
16 October 2018Hurricanes Michael and Florence have again drawn attention to the issue of underinsurance of flood risk in the US. The industry says regulators are stymieing the market, and reforms are stuck in a political logjam. InsuranceERM's US editor Sarfraz Thind reports
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Finding the future for AI in P&C insurance
11 October 2018Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve a number of important processes, and raise the understanding of risk drivers, insurers told Willis Towers Watson in a recent survey. Neil Chapman explains the key findings to Paul Walsh
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InsuranceERM's Technology Guide 2018-19 is now live
09 October 2018Christopher Cundy introduces this year's guide to risk, capital and asset management software
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Insurers far from being family and diversity-friendly organisations
04 October 2018Panellists at last week's Dive In festival said they were encouraged by the insurance industry's willingness to improve policies on work-life balance and diversity, but warned there is still a long way to go. Ronan McCaughey reports
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RMS targets efficient accumulation risk management with data schema
02 October 2018Insurers have identified a need to better understand how risk accumulates across different business lines. Paul Walsh talks to RMS's Andrew Coburn to understand how the firm's new data schema will help.
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"Standalone cyber is the way forward" - Tokio Marine's Daljitt Barn
27 September 2018Cyber risk expert Daljitt Barn has taken up a new role as global head of cyber risk at specialist insurer Tokio Marine. He explains to Paul Walsh why insurers have struggled to grasp the cyber risk threat, and what they should do to grow the market
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Finding the goal in insurtech - part two: the insurers
25 September 2018In the second part of this series of interviews, Cintia Cheong and Paul Walsh talk to insurers about their approach to insurtech development and where they are already reaping the rewards
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