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Life ILS markets feel the heat from high rates

It has been a tough period for the life insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, afflicted by higher interest rates and unexpected losses. But participants are hopeful of a revival, as Christopher Cundy reports

Grant Thornton: AI shunned by general insurers for capital modelling

Igloo was cited as the most popular platform for capital modelling by UK non-life insurers

Lloyd's US general liability book concerns "not just noise", says market chief

Patrick Tiernan described the situation surrounding the line as "sub-optimal"

Swiss Re to exit its iptiQ embedded insurance business

The reinsurer says it is no longer the best owner of the business

IFoA taskforce flags impact of MA attestation reporting inconsistencies

The matching adjustment reforms in the UK are due to become effective by 30 June

German life business in "silent run-off" as growth stalls

Back-book consolidation trend to continue despite cancelled Zurich and Axa deals, says rating agency analyst

South Korean insurers' solvency ratios improve under transitional measures

The regulatory capital the industry required under KIC-S rules decreased by KRW 4.1trn

Solvency II risk margin reform liberates at least £13bn of capital for UK insurers

InsuranceERM analysis of top 20 insurers reveal companies with largest savings

Cyber risk is systematically priced in the capital markets: evidence from the Target cyber-attack

In the second part of their article on quantifying and pricing cyber risk, Tim Freestone and Malcolm McLelland respond to reader queries and share further proof of their theory

Wesleyan names James Needham as chief actuary