Relocation, relocation, relocation: Australia debates the last resort for property insurability crisis
The 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
Bermuda's Premier hitting the diversity divide
David 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
The implications of the net-zero transition for insurers
As 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
Mental health underwriting steps out of the shadows
The 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
Insurance risk recruitment trends: salaries rise for sustainability experts
Risk 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
IFRS 17: where is the value, and was it worth it?
The 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
IFRS 17 preparers and auditors sprint for the finish line
With both insurers and auditors still learning about the new insurance contracts accounting standard, tensions are running high as reporting deadlines near. Christopher Cundy reports
CNP's Vincent Damas: the planet is a stakeholder in our business
CNP 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
Shoring up Bermuda's life rulebook
John Hele, Resolution Life's COO and vice-chair of Biltir, talks to Sarfraz Thind about the possible impacts from Bermuda's regulatory reform agenda and the increasing oversight of PE-backed and large international insurers
Reviewing the initial IFRS 17 disclosures
With less than two months until the first insurers begin reporting under the IFRS 17 accounting standard, Christopher Cundy talks to WTW's Kamran Foroughi about what picture is emerging