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Helvetia and Baloise merger to create second largest Swiss insurance group

Combined business will write CHF 20bn of annual gross premiums

Swiss Re names Bernhard Kaufmann to succeed Patrick Raaflaub as group CRO

Kaufmann is currently group CRO at Swiss insurer Helvetia

EU must act as Trump abandons global minimum tax, urge European insurers

Insurance Europe warns US retaliatory measures would harm competitiveness

Verisk's acquisition of Nasdaq Risk Modelling raises conflict questions for Moody's RMS

Both leading catastrophe model vendors acknowledge importance of open modelling

Agentic AI is on the rise and will impact insurers

Zenith Actuarial's chief operating officer, Martin Sher, discusses what it means for insurers

Perils adds severe convective storm data to 2025 exposure database

GDV faces broker backlash over PFAS exclusion clause

Blanket exclusion is "very disappointing" says Ecclesia

Building the AI future for actuaries

Renowned actuary Ronald Richman quit a senior role in the industry to start his own consultancy focused on providing AI tools for actuaries. He explains why to Christopher Cundy

Insurers should step up preparations for quantum computing risks and rewards, says GDV

Two-thirds of surveyed insurers currently said quantum computing is low to no priority

Motor insurers' drive to reduce emissions faces barriers

NN Group, Admiral and Esure have raised similar concerns