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Australian regulator delivers mixed news on cyclone reinsurer's effects

Premiums are cheaper, but insurers' appetite to grow exposure is "limited"

Acrisure Re's forecast of above average 2025 hurricane season adds to consensus

Australia's cyclone reinsurer helps riskiest properties' premiums fall 39%

Pool aims to improve affordability and availability of property cover in Australia's north

LA wildfires set to be record insured loss event, but re/insurers can absorb impact

Some estimates suggest insured losses are at $20bn already

Hurricane Milton insured losses estimated at $30-50bn, says Fitch

Insurers brace for significant wind-related claims but event will not affect credit ratings

Insurers catch up on the sustainability hiring boom

Demand for staff with sustainability and ESG experience is at a high, according to recruiter Kate O'Rourke. She talks to Joshua Geer about what the market is looking for

Risk recruiters try to stop people "falling into" insurance

Making insurance an active career choice, and diversifying the pool of talent, are priorities for risk and actuarial recruiters in a tight jobs market. Joshua Geer reports

Scor to lead offshore renewable energy consortium

Insurance risk recruitment trends: salaries rise for sustainability experts

Risk and actuarial recruitment in the UK insurance sector boomed in 2022 and people with expertise in ESG, asset management and coding remain in high demand. Ronan McCaughey reports

AIG's climate policy transforms it from laggard to leader

Long-awaited fossil fuel restrictions welcomed by environmental campaigners