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Regulators crank up the pressure on funded reinsurance

Funded reinsurance (funded re) entered a new era over the past month as regulators tightened their grip on the sector, raising fundamental questions about how the market will adapt and grow

Industry thinks the PRA's funded re plans are still "excessive"

The Prudential Regulation Authority's plans to introduce a higher counterparty risk charge on the use of funded reinsurance will likely limit the UK market. Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report

IFRS 17 reporting matures but comparability challenges persist, KPMG finds

Global review of 55 insurers shows growing use of the insurance accounting standard metrics

Human oversight remains critical across AI insurance use cases

Report sets out case studies for insurers

Insurtech investment bounced back in 2025, following 10-year low

KMPG report says investors are showing increasing hesitance to fund insurtechs with high capital requirements

European life reinsurance: connection is key

Europe seems primed for a thriving life risk transfer market. But growth will require dialogue and connection, participants on an InsuranceERM webinar told Sarfraz Thind

Insurers target cost-reduction goals, but face challenges

Most players plan to accelerate cost-reduction initiatives despite mixed success rates

MNK Group appoints risk and regulation leader

UNDP, TNFD and KPMG launch nature-insure programme for insurance supervisors

Insurers still using boilerplate language in IFRS 17 accounting disclosures

IFRS 17's second reporting cycle reveals comparability barriers remain, KPMG finds