Archive

  • US life firms biding their time on fresh debt issues

    05 January 2023

    AM Best says life and annuity insurers are curbing their appetite for long-term debt

  • Crypto insurance after the FTX fallout

    28 December 2022

    FTX's collapse capped a bad year for cryptocurrency markets and has prompted serious questions for the burgeoning crypto insurance business, as Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Governance is top ESG risk for insurers, says AM Best

    15 November 2022

    Climate and regulation are also areas of ESG concern, according to rating agency

  • NFIP suffered biggest ever flood loss from hurricane Ian

    14 November 2022

    Private flood insurance market rose 42% in 2021, AM Best finds

  • Lloyd's CFO would welcome cyber insurance regulatory intervention

    10 November 2022

    Aon and Beazley call for better definition of cyber events

  • AM Best remains negative on German life insurance

    07 November 2022

    Changes to Solvency II, growth challenges and market volatility provide headwinds

  • UK economic volatility increases insurers' liquidity and credit risk

    11 October 2022

    The Bank of England today warned of a material risk to UK financial stability

  • Sub-Saharan African reinsurers face multiple near-term pressures

    30 September 2022

    Civil unrest, limited capacity and volatile inflation pose problems for the region

  • Insurers at risk of mis-modelling Ian's storm surge in Florida, says Guy Carpenter

    30 September 2022

    Complex coastal canal networks make modelling tough

  • GCC insurers find the positives in IFRS 17 implementation

    19 September 2022

    IFRS 17 compliance is tougher for insurers in emerging markets such as the Gulf Cooperation Council. Despite the challenges, the sector is optimistic about potential benefits, as Joshua Geer reports