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Growing cyber threats challenge underwriters and CROs
24 December 2021Ronan McCaughey reports from the Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference on how insurers are responding to the underwriting and operational risks posed by ransomware and other forms of cyber-attack
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2021 Atlantic hurricane season: "shorties", northeastern losses and rapid intensification
21 December 2021This year's Atlantic hurricane season may not have broken the records of its predecessor, but it was notable for the emergence of several worrying trends. Paul Walsh reports
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PRA's pair push insurance reform
17 December 2021In 2021, the UK's prudential regulator launched landmark studies into Solvency II, climate and diversity. Charlotte Gerken and Anna Sweeney talk to Christopher Cundy about the exercises and what comes next
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En prise: Underestimating exponential growth as it relates to climate change
15 December 2021Adél Drew explores whether climate risk scenarios truly reflect the trends we are seeing - and the consequences of getting it wrong
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IFRS 17: one year to go
14 December 2021Cintia Cheong summarises this year's important developments, and what to expect in the 12 months before the insurance contracts accounting standard comes into effect
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Focus on inflation risk, Lloyd's syndicates told
08 December 2021Lloyd's executives have revealed the risk priorities for the market in 2022 will also include cyber, culture and sustainability. Ronan McCaughey reports
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Next-generation CROs will be wide-ranging influencers
06 December 2021Chief risk officers (CROs) at InsuranceERM's Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference all pinpointed how they must broaden their remits - and sharpen their influencing skills - to ensure they're fit for the future. Paul Walsh reports
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The FIO's climate letters reveal burning desires
30 November 2021The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has published a raft of comment letters after its request for information on climate regulation. Could this be the tinder to spark new rules? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Riding the inflation wave
24 November 2021Inflation has been rising throughout 2021 driven by the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, surging energy prices and global supply chain disruption. Ronan McCaughey asks how insurers are dealing with the risk
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German actuaries review the Review of Solvency II
22 November 2021Dissecting documents with a fine-tooth comb is natural for actuaries. After applying one to the European Commission's proposals for Solvency II reform, German Association of Actuaries board member Frank Schiller spoke to David Walker