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Insurers on high alert for strikes, riots and civil commotion risks
04 November 2024As losses from strikes, riots, and civil commotion surge, insurers are grappling with these escalating threats and how best to manage them. Joshua Geer reports
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IFRS 18 accounting standard to reshape financial performance reporting
31 October 2024New rules set to take effect in 2027, but won't be as disruptive for insurers as IFRS 17. Christopher Cundy and Ronan McCaughey report
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A frontline perspective: the impact of war on Ukraine's insurance market
28 October 2024Denis Yastreb explains how the Ukrainian insurance sector has responded in the face of Russia's invasion and continuing occupation
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AI's potential to improve customer outcomes
25 October 2024Artificial intelligence could be a powerful tool to help insurers serve customers better, but it needs better regulation and governance. Martin Assmann reports
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Cayman Islands aiming to become the next reinsurance idyll
21 October 2024Already one of the biggest captive and alternative asset venues in the world, the Cayman Islands is on a quest to make its serendipitous location a hub for reinsurers. The Deputy Premier and head of its reinsurance association spoke to Sarfraz Thind in New York about why they should be taken seriously
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Petra Hielkema's parliamentary probe addresses protection gaps, consumer protection and red tape
16 October 2024In her first appearance before the new European Parliament's Econ committee, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority chief outlined future priorities and responded to MEP questions. Joshua Geer reports
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Time to adopt ICS, conclude AM comparable
14 October 2024The deadline to adopt the Insurance Capital Standard is fast approaching and a crucial decision on comparability with the US Aggregation Method awaits. ACLI's Mariana Gomez-Vock argues it is time for supervisors to resolve their differences
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Bermuda's hot life reinsurance market draws the crowds
11 October 2024Last month's Biltir conference in Bermuda was busier than ever, with participants discussing everything from private equity's role, regulatory communication and Manchester United's fax machines. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Insurance's role in the future of cyber risk management
09 October 2024Digitalisation is creating huge opportunities for cyber insurers, but closing the protection gap will require more collaboration, explains Munich Re's Joachim Wenning
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The future for funded reinsurance remains bright
08 October 2024Funded reinsurance has been the subject of increased regulatory scrutiny in the UK and US over the last 18 months, but experts believe it will remain part of insurers' risk and capital management toolkit. Ronan McCaughey writes