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South Korea's life reinsurance markets
03 July 2026IFRS 17, K-ICS and legacy guarantees are pushing insurers toward coinsurance, mass lapse cover and other structured reinsurance tools, writes Rodney Gollo
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Where the life insurance momentum is moving next, according to Zurich's Simon Woods
01 July 2026Zurich sees ageing populations, strained state pension systems and growing retirement-income gaps as a major opening for life insurers - alongside corporate pension risk transfer. Martin Assmann reports
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Bermuda's Premier David Burt: stability will continue under new leader
23 June 2026As he prepares to step down, Burt argues Bermuda's advantage as an insurance hub no longer rests on tax, but on its regulatory framework, political stability and reputation for supporting innovation. Ronan McCaughey reports
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"I have never felt so popular": Regulators face the noise over funded re and private credit
09 June 2026At InsuranceERM's Global Life Reinsurance conference in London, supervisors from the UK, EU, US and Bermuda set out their concerns on funded re, private credit and the changing shape of the life sector. Joshua Geer reports
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Insurers facing higher sanctions risk from Strait of Hormuz crisis
02 June 2026Insurers should focus on their due diligence processes, as sanctions risk around the Strait of Hormuz is "real" and "growing", Anna Sagar reports
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The wildfire mitigation blueprint aiming to stabilise California insurance
27 May 2026David Walker finds that a playbook for US communities to lessen the risks from wildfires emerges from cross-disciplinary lateral thinking
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Industry thinks the PRA's funded re plans are still "excessive"
01 May 2026The Prudential Regulation Authority's plans to introduce a higher counterparty risk charge on the use of funded reinsurance will likely limit the UK market. Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report
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Cayman's QJS application is more than a reinsurance collateral play
27 April 2026The Cayman Islands' plan to seek Qualified Jurisdiction status with the US has important regulatory, reputational and reinsurance business implications - but could take years to achieve.
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"We're not going to be a niche insurer", says CEO of UK's newest life underwriter
17 March 2026Certua Life is the first launch of a protection-focused life insurer in the UK for nearly two decades. CEO Tom Williams tells Anna Sagar about his ambitions for the firm
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The real-world impact of Eiopa's private equity statement
12 March 2026The European authority's consultation on how private equity owners of insurers should be supervised has prompted many questions from the sector. Christopher Cundy talks to Luca Tres to get some answers