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Capturing climate change in cat models
17 June 2014According to Lloyd's, insurers should be including climate change in their catastrophe models. But with the uncertainties and differing timescales, it is not that simple in practice. Katie Kouchakji reports
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RSA looking to Asia sale
17 June 2014Insurer could realise $500m
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Low interest rates spell earnings problems for EU life sector
16 June 2014But situation not as dire as Japan in the 1990s says Bernstein
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Italian insurers may be allowed to lend to companies
13 June 2014Draft bill in preparation
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Mexico needs independent insurance regulator
28 May 2014Economist backs IMF recommendation
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Axa's de Mailly Nesle: CROs need to be controversial and constructive
16 May 2014Chief risk officers should be the ones raising challenges in any decision-making process, says Axa's group CRO Alban de Mailly Nesle. But they also need to avoid being too negative, he tells Lorna Davies.
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Allianz plans more equity and infrastructure investments
15 April 2014Another €5bn to be committed to equities
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UK storms and floods to cost £1.1bn
13 March 2014Insurers paying out equivalent of £6.7m a day for flooding
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Impact Forecasting launches new EU windstorm model
05 March 2014Developed in partnership with the University of Cologne
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Diversification and caution characterise insurers' 2014 asset strategies
05 March 2014Another year of weak yields from bonds is prompting some insurers to continue diversifying their investment portfolios. But with predictions of weaker equity markets and continuing low interest rates, others are battening down the hatches. Jamie Bullen and Christopher Cundy report