Archive

UK's "dynamic" general insurance stress test will assess real-time reactions to events

Firms will be handed a sequence of stresses over three weeks in May 2025

Sompo unveils plans for major portfolio reform

Excessively supportive relationships with sales agencies to end, Sompo Japan's CEO announces

MAS hails four cat bond renewals in 2023 as "vote of confidence" in Singapore

Maximum Information and Aon secure funding for project to connect humanitarian aid with hurricane insurance

UK government-backed project aims to overhaul the way insurers and aid agencies manage cyclone risk

PCAF membership poised to grow as regulators move on scope 3 emission disclosures

Alex Hindson of Crowe says more insurers will join PCAF in the summer

Underwriting food security in an era of unstable climate and politics

Nations cannot afford their farmers, and crops, to fail. While insurers can help cushion the blow, experts say it is largely the responsibility of governments to broaden uptake of crop cover. David Walker reports

IFRS 17 is "two steps forward, one step back" for insurance accounting

Updated standard removes asset-liability mismatch, but impedes comparability, says S&P

The mixed picture for life backbook deals in Europe

While life backbook consolidation in Germany seems to have stalled, in Spain it's a more a case of 'full steam ahead', David Walker finds

PE and insurance: perception versus reality

Private equity and alternative asset manager-owned life insurers have been accused of making risky investments and running opaque businesses intent on making a fast buck. The facts may not bear this out, as Sarfraz Thind reports in the first of a two-part article

Japanese firms reveal progress on anti-price collusion measures

Tokio Marine is compelling its salespeople to reflect on "uncomfortable" policies