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  • ESG for insurers is about education, support and guidance

    08 February 2023

    Sustainability leads at Lloyd's of London, Convex and Fidelis explained how their ESG and net-zero strategies are evolving, and whether 2050 goals are realistic, at a Fitch Ratings event last week. Joshua Geer reports

  • Swiss Re's primary global ambition

    06 February 2023

    International programmes is a fast-growing sector for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. The division's Emea and Apac leader Reto Collenberg tells David Walker about the opportunities and challenges involved

  • Insurers sentenced to more climate litigation exposure

    02 February 2023

    A surge in climate-related litigation is creating an increasing risk for PI and D&O insurers. Risk experts explain to Joshua Geer why exposure is growing and how insurers can mitigate it

  • Ireland's insurance regulator talks Solvency II divergence and going green

    31 January 2023

    Domhnall Cullinan, director of insurance supervision at the Central Bank of Ireland, speaks to Ronan McCaughey about the biggest risks and regulatory challenges facing the sector in 2023

  • Insuring the Big One

    25 January 2023

    The US population is underinsured against earthquakes despite the frequent reminders of how serious this peril can be. Then again, covering quakes is just not easy, as Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Finding a consensus on IFRS 17 leverage ratios

    23 January 2023

    Some signs of agreement on how financial leverage will be presented under the new insurance contracts accounting standard are emerging, but options remain open, as Christopher Cundy reports

  • Eiopa: how we plan to stop insurers greenwashing

    19 January 2023

    Europe's insurance authority explains its plans to address greenwashing, including how the term is defined and what measures it intends to take to prevent it, in this Q&A with Joshua Geer

  • Risk experts list fears about UK Solvency II reforms

    17 January 2023

    The UK's Solvency II reforms provoked strong opinions at the Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference, where experts discussed the challenge of regulating a changing world. Ronan McCaughey reports

  • Geopolitical risk skyrockets to the top of the agenda

    13 January 2023

    Rising geopolitical tensions have been firmly cemented on insurers' risk management radars, the InsuranceERM end-of-year survey revealed. Paul Walsh reports

  • Managing risk in MGAs

    10 January 2023

    More insurance is being written via managing general agents every year, and their risk management frameworks are evolving in line with their adaptable and varied business styles. Joshua Geer reports