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Credit insurers shelter from the crossfire in trade wars
23 May 2019The health of the trade credit insurance sector is linked to a thriving global economy, so how does a trade war between the two biggest nations affect the business? David Walker reports
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GDPR - 365 days later
21 May 2019Insurers were vocal about the challenges they faced from the EU's General Data Protection Regulation's (GDPR) implementation last May. Ahead of its one year anniversary, Paul Walsh considers the lessons learned, the ongoing challenges and what the future holds
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Comment: on the Solvency II matching adjustment and credit risk capital
20 May 2019Craig Turnbull argues whether the matching adjustment results in EU life insurers holding a prudent amount of capital to support the long-term credit default risk in their fixed income portfolios
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International capital standards: the US's chorus of disapproval
16 May 2019Development of the global insurance capital standard (ICS) has always been controversial. But the level of ire expressed by the US government, regulators and insurers at this week's NAIC conference was unprecedented. Sarfraz Thind reports
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German life insurers relish €4.5bn-plus saving on ZZR contributions
14 May 2019The revised methodology for calculating Germany's special interest rate reserves is saving billions for the country's life insurers. David Walker reports
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The European insurance businesses ripe for M&A
13 May 2019Analysis of solvency and financial condition reports by Insurance Risk Data has revealed dozens of insurers with small, loss-making lines that might be ideal targets for M&A. David Walker and Christopher Cundy explain
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The CRO and pianist who hits all the right notes
09 May 2019Justin Skinner is chief risk officer at Vitality, the pioneering life and health insurer. He talks to Ronan McCaughey about his career, the risk management challenges associated with technology – and Queen's greatest hits
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Glyphosate, opioids and talc - candidates for the next asbestos?
07 May 2019Claims relating to asbestos exposure caused a catastrophic level of losses for the insurance industry. What is the potential for the scenario to be repeated by other chemicals and compounds? Paul Walsh reports
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Lloyd’s culture risks sabotaging its transformation plan
03 May 2019Lloyd’s “bold new strategy” to transform the 330-year-old insurance market by targeting efficiency and technology innovation could fall flat because of a lack of talent, the timeline for execution and the challenge of appeasing different stakeholders. Ronan McCaughey explains
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Decoding IFRS 17 from an investment perspective
30 April 2019Efforts by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to clarify the definition of investment components within an insurance contract have been welcomed by some stakeholders. However, others argue a new proposal from the board could spark confusion. Cintia Cheong explains
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