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Half of hurricane-prone US states have bolstered building codes; half haven't
23 August 2013Mixed picture from IBHS as hurricane season reaches peak
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CBI appoints former French insurer deputy governor
22 August 2013Cyril Roux will be in charge of Ireland's financial regulation
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Cats cost insurers below-average $20bn in first half
21 August 2013Floods main cause of losses, says Swiss Re; cat bonds performing well as Atlantic hurricane season enters peak period
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FSB widens scope of proposed resolution regime
21 August 2013The Financial Stability Board's consultation on applying the key attributes of resolution regimes to non-banks implies an extension to the range of insurers under scrutiny, as well as to the powers available to supervisors, as InsuranceERM explains
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"Solvency 2 Directive" launched
20 August 2013Not the new EU regulatory framework, but an app from CIMCON
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UK's Flood Re insurance pool is 'unsustainable'
19 August 2013Effects of climate change not taken into account, says study
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Longevity risk transfer markets come under international scrutiny
16 August 2013Joint Forum issues consultative document with eight recommendations
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Brazil awaits impact from market risk model
16 August 2013Insurers in Brazil are awaiting the outcome of tests on a new model for calculating capital requirements for market risk - the latest step in the country's gradual move towards a Solvency II-style regime. Christopher Cundy reports
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SOA plans genetically-informed risk assessment seminar
16 August 2013Will look at impact of "the coming revolution" in personalised medicine on risk assessment and life underwriting
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Lee-Carter model added to Numerix Leading Hedge
14 August 2013Aimed at improving quantification of longevity risk