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Claims inflation? What claims inflation?
26 August 2022Rising costs of goods and labour may be squeezing underwriting results in Europe and North America, but for many insurers in Asia, claims cost inflation is a world away in every sense. David Walker reports
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Legal abuse and fraud, not natcats, threaten stability of US property insurers
25 August 2022North American re/insurers have warned of a catastrophe that could bankrupt the insurance industry - and it's nothing to do with hurricanes or earthquakes, as Josh Geer reports
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MEPs' Solvency II amendments put climate and calibrations back on the table
18 August 2022The European Parliament is set for an intense debate on its amendments to the Solvency II directive, which present a mixed picture in terms of their potential impact on insurers. Paul Walsh reports
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PRT market set for a blazing H2
16 August 2022The UK's pension risk transfer market (PRT) is on course for a very busy second half of the year, after relatively modest activity in H1. Solvency II reforms are also likely to impact the sector, as Ronan McCaughey explains
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Fighting fires in the US
11 August 2022Wildfires are raging once again and insurers are under pressure to maintain coverage in high-risk regions. But the industry can do more to help itself and society as David Sampson, president of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, explains to Sarfraz Thind
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Life back-book consolidators shrug off threat from rising rates
09 August 2022Rising interest rates are unlikely to stop life insurers from selling their legacy liabilities to consolidators, as many other incentives for doing deals remain. David Walker reports
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IFRS 17: still waiting for disclosures
04 August 2022The IFRS 17 accounting standard is due to be implemented in five months' time, but many insurers are leaving it until the eleventh hour to reveal what impact the transition will have on their financial metrics. Christopher Cundy and Paul Walsh report
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Solvency II in Germany: four insurers below 100% ratio without transitional measures
28 July 2022New analysis from Insurance Risk Data picks up where Eiopa left off, evaluating the use of the long-term guarantees measures in Germany, the EEA country where they are most popular. David Walker reports
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The UK's Solvency II reform proposals: reactions summarised
21 July 2022Actuaries, US insurers, environmental campaigners have joined the UK industry in responding to Solvency II reform proposals. Christopher Cundy and David Walker report
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Japan steps forward with ICS-based capital framework
20 July 2022Japan is midway through development of a new capital framework that takes its lead from the Insurance Capital Standard. This should make it a beacon for international prudential rules, as the FSA's Shigeru Ariizumi explains to Sarfraz Thind