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Saudi Arabia embraces IFRS 17 for insurance transformation
23 August 2021IFRS 17 in Saudi Arabia is a story of right time, right place - and the Middle East's largest economy is powering ahead to ensure the standard can transform the country's insurance sector. Ronan McCaughey explains
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Talcott Resolution's Chris Abreu: handpicking the way to successful risk management
17 August 2021Paul Walsh talks to chief risk officer Chris Abreu to discuss the US life insurer's separation from The Hartford, the influx of private equity capital and the impact of Covid-19 on risk management
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UN climate report: insurers ready to drive radical change
10 August 2021Paul Walsh rounds up reactions from insurers, trade associations and industry experts to the findings of a landmark United Nations (UN) climate report - described as a "code red for humanity".
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CyberAcuView's Mark Camillo: cyber data collection first, policy influence next
09 August 2021Major insurers are backing CyberAcuView's efforts to collect cyber claims data and act as a focal point for the industry's engagements with law enforcement, regulators and law makers. Paul Walsh talks to its chief executive Mark Camillo
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Whiplash reform raises data and fraud risks
05 August 2021The UK's new protocol for dealing with soft tissue injury claims arising from vehicle collisions has been operating for just over two months. Shyam Bhatt warns insurers of two emerging challenges to their data management processes
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The US Climate Survey: good, bad and ugly
03 August 2021US insurers' efforts to understand and mitigate climate risks is difficult to discern, but the NYDFS and InsuranceERM have dug into the NAIC's annual survey to find patchy progress and some surprising opinions. Sarfraz Thind and David Walker report
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Eiopa's unit-linked reforms: it's about value, but not money
30 July 2021Plans to ensure unit-linked products in the EU deliver value for money are fraught with challenges, not least on the definition of value, as Christopher Cundy discusses
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Allianz's Aylin Somersan Coqui: with crises come opportunities
28 July 2021The chief risk officer of one of the world's largest insurers talks to Cintia Cheong about her changing role, the risks Allianz faces and how Covid-19 has changed the way risk is managed
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Cat modellers go physical to understand climate threats
23 July 2021Insurers' modelling of natural catastrophes has predominantly relied on historical data, but this approach is becoming unsuitable as the climate changes. Paul Walsh investigates the new techniques being developed
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UK's PRT market set to soar after quiet H1
20 July 2021Pension risk transfer (PRT) activity in the UK was subdued during the first half of this year, but insurance experts tell Ronan McCaughey they expect an incredibly busy H2