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Insurance protection gaps: getting over the blame game
09 February 2021Politicians and civil society tend to blame insurers for widening protection gaps. But insurers say governments and regulators must share responsibility. So what can be done to solve what all regard as a growing problem? Christopher Cundy reports from Eiopa's 10th anniversary conference
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Avoid prescriptive supervision of climate change risk, say European insurers
14 January 2021Insurance Europe responds to IAIS's consultation
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ICS: the gift that nobody wants
23 December 2020The Insurance Capital Standard continues to be a source of controversy. If the IAIS thought the global capital rule had satisfied at last year's Abu Dhabi meet, they will need to think again. Sarfraz Thind reports
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ICS capital calculations: onerous, uncertain, but growing in relevance
14 December 2020The global Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) requires yet more modelling work for insurers and some of its rules for calculating capital are vague. It's currently a low priority for insurers and investors, but UK firms in particular should watch closely. Christopher Cundy reports
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Insurance regulators highlight urgent need for global climate reporting standard
04 December 2020Sector is being hamstrung by lack of consistent data, according to participants at IAIS annual meeting
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IAIS considers how to integrate diversity into its work
04 December 2020Annual conference touches on ways to address race and discrimination in insurance
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Pandemic highlights the need for global insurance standard
03 December 2020Vicky Saporta re-elected as IAIS chair ahead of association's annual meeting today
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Expect insurers to integrate climate change in Orsa, IAIS tells supervisors
14 October 2020IAIS launches consultation on supervision of insurers' climate-related risks
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US insurers seeking to corral UK support over ICS with new financial alliance
28 September 2020APCIA says the British American Finance Alliance could align the US and UK positions
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Stop imposing blanket bans on dividends, say European insurers
07 September 2020Insurance Europe calls for regulatory support for digitalisation