Czech insurers awaken to digitalisation
Paul Walsh reports from Prague on the opportunities and risks for underwriters in the historically conservative Czech Republic market
R.I.P. traditional life insurance
Low interest rates killed off European life insurance products that offered policyholders guaranteed annual returns. Even now as rates rise, David Walker finds practitioners are ready to bury the concept
Thinking outside the box on emerging risks
Risk professionals may need to deploy more imagination if they are to address the perils that are currently going undetected. Paul Walsh reports
ALM and capital management under Hong Kong's RBC
Richard Chan, Hong Kong chief investment officer and Asia head of ALM at Axa, discusses Hong Kong's forthcoming risk-based capital regime and how insurers will respond
Insurers' hidden risk from reinsurance recaptures: the perspective of UK annuity writers
Mudi Ugono and Brad Ashton discuss the findings from a working party on how a reinsurer default could affect insurer balance sheets - and how the management of this risk could be improved
IAIS 2022: bringing the party back to insurance
June's meeting of international regulators was a sunny affair in an idyllic setting. Even the ever-lurking shadow of the ICS couldn't spoil the party after two years of isolation. Sarfraz Thind reports
Blockchain in insurance: surviving the wreckage
Blockchain technology has so far failed to revolutionise the insurance business, but it has found some niches where it seems to be enduring. Paul Walsh reports
Insurers feeling hamstrung as protection gaps widen
Current global events and left-field risks are contributing to widening protection gaps and insurers may be restricted in their attempts to reduce them. Paul Walsh reports
Hanfa's Ilijana Jeleč: Croatian insurers face a challenging year
Ahead of hosting the IAIS Global Seminar this week, Croatia's insurance regulator Ilijana Jeleč talks Sarfraz Thind about developing the market in this land of a thousand islands
IFRS IC likely to stand its ground on IFRS 17 annuity decision
Staff at the IFRS Interpretations Committee have backed the original decision on annuity accounting, going against the view of most stakeholders. Cintia Cheong reports