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US insurability crisis casts a dark cloud on Europe

Climate-driven losses in the US have led insurers to withdraw coverage. Could the same happen in Europe? Sarfraz Thind reports

LMA publishes framework for assessing lesser known systemic cyber risks

Other cyber risk scenarios are crucial to understand, says Lloyd's Market Association

Eiopa's call for cross-border overhaul, and the path to a single EU supervisor

Challenges with supervising cross-border insurance sales has prompted the EU's insurance authority to demand greater powers. But could bigger events in Brussels overtake them? Christopher Cundy and Martin Assmann report

UNEP FI's Butch Bacani: insurers raising presence at global climate talks

The UN Environment Programme's insurance leader talks to Joshua Geer about the sector's participation at the nature and climate COPs, the development of FIT and plans for 2025

Eiopa and ECB endorse pan-EU reinsurance pool to address natcat protection gap

Public-private reinsurance scheme should be complemented by EU disaster fund

Navigating the repair challenges of electric cars

The high cost of fixing electric vehicles is a problem for consumers, insurers and society - and manufacturers and repair shops must take action, argues Anja Käfer-Rohrbach

Breaking boundaries: a European approach to countering insurance fraud

International cooperation is becoming vital in the fight against fraudsters, argues Per Norström

FSB identifies 13 insurers subject to its resolution planning standards

Firms are not considered systemically important by virtue of inclusion

A comprehensive approach to fighting climate change

With the COP29 meeting in progress, Nicolas Jeanmart describes a role for insurers in a united effort to tackle climate change

Earthquake insurance now covers 35% of Japan's households