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  • The future for funded reinsurance remains bright

    08 October 2024

    Funded 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

  • As re/insurers face growing risks, models evolve to meet the challenge

    03 October 2024

    At the Rendez-Vous de Septembre, Robert Muir-Wood discussed how climate change, human interaction, and under-modelled threats are reshaping catastrophe risk management. Joshua Geer reports

  • Geopolitics remains the worry for insurers in 2024

    30 September 2024

    Of the many topics discussed at the Insurance Risk & Capital 2024 conference in New York, the risks associated with geopolitics and its implications for the sector were the most enthralling. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Inclusivity, wellbeing and AI are shaping the insurance workforce of tomorrow

    27 September 2024

    At the Dive In Festival, industry leaders explored the evolving needs of the insurance workforce, tackling issues from hybrid working to neurodiversity. Joshua Geer reports

  • Insurers hope to put the credibility into carbon credits

    24 September 2024

    Voluntary carbon credits are seen as a core element to future corporate climate commitments, and insurers are stepping in to bolster the confidence of buyers and sellers. Joshua Geer reports

  • CROs are booting up AI for risk management

    19 September 2024

    Chief risk officers at insurers in the UK, Europe and the US are hungry to deploy artificial intelligence for risk management and modelling. Ronan McCaughey explains

  • Solvency II: delivering on the agreed ambitions

    17 September 2024

    The review of the EU directive is a prime opportunity to unlock investment and increase competitiveness in Europe, says Angus Scorgie

  • Why some reinsurers have weaker credit profiles than their rating suggests

    17 September 2024

    Reinsurance carriers that are part of a group can often have different credit profiles than are implied by their credit ratings, as Stuart Shipperlee explains

  • Delivering value for money is about more than benchmarks

    09 September 2024

    European policymakers' initiatives on value-for-money metrics may end with consumers not getting the products that best meet their needs, argues Pablo Pernía Martin

  • RVS 2024: Reinsurers arrive strong, but an uncertain world could test their limits

    06 September 2024

    The annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) event begins this weekend in Monte Carlo and reinsurers sail in with robust financials - but there are uncertain waters on the horizon. Joshua Geer reports