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COMMENT: The NZIA hits the antitrust minefield

Christopher Cundy considers the fate of the insurance sector's leading initiative on net-zero emissions

Munich Re leaves the NZIA, citing antitrust concerns

World's largest reinsurer says it is more effective to pursue climate goals individually

"The outlook could not be better," says Munich Re's CFO

Munich Re reports a high solvency ratio and strong profit for 2022

IAG reports "notable decrease" in reinsurers' appetite for property risk

Auckland floods lead Australasian group to increase natcat budget

Property reinsurance costs jump 35% in three years in Australia

S&P Global reveals "record pace" of growth, warns of ratings threat

Global insured nat cat losses reached $120bn in 2022

Munich Re said climate change and La Niña were key factors driving the losses

"IFRS 17 transition will not alter our DNA," says Munich Re

CFO Christoph Jurecka welcomed transparency and consistency of new accounting regime

Munich Re Life US names Scot Parnell as CFO

Finding the scope for insured emissions reporting

New methodologies for measuring the carbon emissions associated with underwriting and driving the insurance sector towards net-zero were published in November. But the reception from green campaign groups has been lukewarm, as Joshua Geer reports

WTW unveils US coral reef insurance policy