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Electric vehicles pose problems as insurers charge up for net zero

The shift towards EVs presents new risks for insurers, but also an opportunity as a means for reaching net-zero targets, as Joshua Geer reports

UK bulk annuity market prepares for potentially six more providers

Rumours continue to swirl about firms entering the booming pension risk transfer market, while at the same time, another is considering exiting the sector. Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report

UK bulk annuity volumes on track to hit £50bn in 2023

Experts from Aon's risk settlement team also give their 2024 outlook for the market

GIRO 2023: Should AI be built in-house or bought off-the-shelf?

Both approaches have their positives, actuarial conference hears

Insurers debate diversity quotas

Experts considered how to achieve diversity in the boardroom and C-suite

UK insurers face fractured climate politics under Rishi Sunak's net-zero approach

But industry still hopes for transition opportunities in the government's policy

Insurers welcome finalised TNFD recommendations

Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures guidance issued this week

Expect UK bulk annuity volumes of £45-50bn this year, says L&G

First half of 2023 has broken record for deal volumes

Just Group seals £290m buy-in with ITB Pension Funds

US pension risk transfer market set for record H1 transaction volume

Legal & General said rising pension funding ratios have driven demand