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Turkish earthquake intensifies pressure on local reinsurers warns AM Best
08 February 2023Rating agency said the market suffered significant deterioration in 2022
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Finding a consensus on IFRS 17 leverage ratios
23 January 2023Some signs of agreement on how financial leverage will be presented under the new insurance contracts accounting standard are emerging, but options remain open, as Christopher Cundy reports
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US life firms biding their time on fresh debt issues
05 January 2023AM Best says life and annuity insurers are curbing their appetite for long-term debt
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Crypto insurance after the FTX fallout
28 December 2022FTX's collapse capped a bad year for cryptocurrency markets and has prompted serious questions for the burgeoning crypto insurance business, as Sarfraz Thind reports
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Governance is top ESG risk for insurers, says AM Best
15 November 2022Climate and regulation are also areas of ESG concern, according to rating agency
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NFIP suffered biggest ever flood loss from hurricane Ian
14 November 2022Private flood insurance market rose 42% in 2021, AM Best finds
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Lloyd's CFO would welcome cyber insurance regulatory intervention
10 November 2022Aon and Beazley call for better definition of cyber events
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AM Best remains negative on German life insurance
07 November 2022Changes to Solvency II, growth challenges and market volatility provide headwinds
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UK economic volatility increases insurers' liquidity and credit risk
11 October 2022The Bank of England today warned of a material risk to UK financial stability
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Sub-Saharan African reinsurers face multiple near-term pressures
30 September 2022Civil unrest, limited capacity and volatile inflation pose problems for the region