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BaFin pulls no punches in explaining Orsa shortcomings
21 September 2017Germany's regulator has said insurers must improve virtually all aspects of their Orsa reporting for 2018. David Walker reports
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Where next for economic scenario generators?
14 September 2017Insurers have for decades relied on economic scenario generators (ESGs) in their risk modelling, asset management and business steering. Christopher Cundy investigates what the next big developments might be in this important piece of modelling software
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Insurers struggle to interpret GDPR
12 September 2017The upcoming EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to all companies with personal records, but there are certain aspects insurers are finding particularly difficult. Cintia Cheong reports
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The rise and fall of valuation methodologies
31 August 2017The arrival of Solvency II and revised guidance on embedded value methodologies has led to changes in the financial metrics that European insurers report – and not all of them are welcome. David Walker reports
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Defining company culture in five questions
24 August 2017An 'inappropriate culture' often takes the blame for all kinds of corporate misdemeanour, but judging the culture and correcting the failings can challenge the best of firms. Paul Harwood suggests a strategy to help management get it right
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Reinsuring Africa in a soft market: One Re CRO
17 August 2017The young reinsurer One Re is somewhat of a specialist, focusing as it does on non-life risks facing clients in Africa. But its chief risk officer Ross McGee tells David Walker that the challenges remain the same, including reporting challenges under Solvency II, soft markets, and risk models.
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ICS version 1.0 inspires little faith in IAIS timetable
15 August 2017Despite the IAIS heralding the launch of insurance capital standard version 1.0, insurers say it has achieved a lot less than originally promised. Is it time to scale back ambitions for version 2.0? Callum Tanner reports
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Insurers under fire for underwriting coal industry
10 August 2017Divesting from coal companies while continuing to underwrite them is a 'blind spot' of insurers' climate policies, according to campaigners. Cintia Cheong investigates what four insurers are doing about it
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Scenario planning for the insurtech revolution
08 August 2017Magdalena Ramada and Andrew Harley share their thoughts on how insurers should be planning to deal with the transformative technologies and tools that are making their way into the business
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Gen Re's Jules Constantinou: technology can make insurance more meaningful
03 August 2017Jules Constantinou, regional manager for life and health at GenRe UK and Ireland, and president-elect of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, vows to make insurance more meaningful to society. He tells Cintia Cheong how technology can help achieve that