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Bermuda's tax bomb is a boon, says Karel Van Hulle
26 February 2024From new tax rules to an ever-expanding life market, Bermuda is in a transformational phase. Karel Van Hulle, the father of Solvency II and a BMA board member, tells Sarfraz Thind why these changes will do the market good
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How insurers can develop an insurance-associated emissions programme
23 February 2024In the second of two-part series, Steve Bochanski, Graham Hall and Adam Kallin describe the steps insurers can take to begin developing a holistic IAE management programme
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SFDR's greenwashing risks and millions in costs raise insurer alarm bells
21 February 2024Insurers have described the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation as good in principle, but worrying in practice. Joshua Geer reports
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What are insurance-associated emissions?
16 February 2024In the first of a two-part series, Steve Bochanski, Graham Hall and Adam Kallindescribe the concept of insurance-associated emissions, why they're important, and challenges and possible approaches to calculation
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Brickbats rain down on Australia's property insurers at parliamentary investigation
14 February 2024Politicians suggested Australia's insurers had only themselves to blame for a humiliating grilling over responses to 2022's flooding. But insurers said constructing homes in flood plains is not exactly helping, as David Walker reports
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US property rate debate rages as natcats soar
08 February 2024Demands for higher rates for homeowners coverage are creating tensions among consumer groups, regulators and underwriters. Sarfraz Thind reports on attempts to sustain the market as natural catastrophe losses mount
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Inducements debate throws RIS into the slow lane
06 February 2024With the end of the current political mandate in sight and the legislative calendar looking busy, the Retail Investment Strategy now has to overcome a tight deadline and contentious points of debate. Joshua Geer reports
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Risk recruiters try to stop people "falling into" insurance
05 February 2024Making insurance an active career choice, and diversifying the pool of talent, are priorities for risk and actuarial recruiters in a tight jobs market. Joshua Geer reports
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Regulators' 2024 priorities: Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands
31 January 2024Insurance regulators explain why third-party IT risk, credit risk, sustainability and managing silent cyber coverage will be among their top concerns this year. Ronan McCaughey reports
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Didier Millerot on the "dual transition", Solvency II and the future of regulation
29 January 2024The European Commission's head of insurance talks to Joshua Geer about the Solvency II review, the two major challenges facing insurers and what the future regulatory landscape will look like