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Climate alliances crumbled by anti-woke politics
01 May 2023The unravelling of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance owes a lot to right-wing US politics, where ESG and climate action is seen as a threat to business, as Sarfraz Thind discovers
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Catastrophe models lead the charge on climate risk integration
27 April 2023Insurers are putting significant effort into understanding how climate affects their business - none more so than in improving their catastrophe models, as Joshua Geer reports
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Relocation, relocation, relocation: Australia debates the last resort for property insurability crisis
25 April 2023The property agent's catchcry of "location, location, location" is being reinvented as homeowners face up to the growing threats from natural catastrophes and climate change. David Walker reports
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Bermuda's Premier hitting the diversity divide
21 April 2023David Burt is on a drive to let the world know that Bermuda is more than just blue seas and pink sands. He speaks to Sarfraz Thind about international insurance and closing racial divides
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The implications of the net-zero transition for insurers
19 April 2023As more insurers pledge to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, InsuranceERM gathered sustainability experts to discuss the risks and opportunities as firms develop their decarbonisation pathways. Paul Walsh reports
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Mental health underwriting steps out of the shadows
17 April 2023The stigma of poor mental health has held back progress on developing appropriate insurance products, prompting underwriters to think hard about opening up the conversation and serving customers better. Paul Walsh reports
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Insurance risk recruitment trends: salaries rise for sustainability experts
13 April 2023Risk and actuarial recruitment in the UK insurance sector boomed in 2022 and people with expertise in ESG, asset management and coding remain in high demand. Ronan McCaughey reports
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IFRS 17: where is the value, and was it worth it?
06 April 2023The new insurance contracts accounting standard is costing billions to implement, but has it been worthwhile? Experts at InsuranceERM's IFRS 17 conference addressed this question, as Joshua Geer reports
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IFRS 17 preparers and auditors sprint for the finish line
04 April 2023With both insurers and auditors still learning about the new insurance contracts accounting standard, tensions are running high as reporting deadlines near. Christopher Cundy reports
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CNP's Vincent Damas: the planet is a stakeholder in our business
30 March 2023CNP Assurances has revolutionised its annual reporting, putting the focus on non-financial metrics. The French insurer's head of CSR, Vincent Damas, tells Joshua Geer why