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Finding the solutions to the US homeowners crisis

A surge in climate losses, inflation and market withdrawals has pushed parts of the US homeowners sector to breaking point. But proposals to stabilise the market reveal sharply different views over causes and solutions. Joshua Geer reports

Rewriting the script on actuarial process automation

Process automation promises to eliminate the dull and repetitive tasks actuaries typically undertake. The reality sometimes falls short, but AI technology could be a game changer. Christopher Cundy reports

More power for actuarial modelling

Christopher Cundy investigates the strengths, weaknesses and applicability of two technologies - cloud and GPUs - that are helping improve the speed of actuarial modelling

The hidden costs of actuarial modelling systems

Why understanding total cost of ownership means thinking beyond software licences to people, processes and risk, as Joshua Geer reports

Europe's insurance sector has become more significant amid geopolitical volatility

Insurance Europe director general delivers speech at Polish Insurance Chamber congress

FIO drops climate data collection call

Will collaborate with NAIC for climate information, says Bloomberg

Bloomberg recruits Aviva's former climate risk director Ben Carr

CSRD will change the landscape of ESG data, say UNEP FI panellists

The value of regulation is also championed by the experts

German life firms unwind €4bn from €92bn ZZR in 2022

BaFin's Frank Grund reminds them policyholders must benefit

Specialty cyber insurers poised for growth after Royal Mail attack

Cyber coverage could become "one of the few areas" to record growth in the US and Europe