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Eiopa makes a splash in EU natcat risk pool debate

Eiopa and the ESM have published a paper outlining proposals for a European natural catastrophe risk pool, but with industry views divided and policymakers yet to decide on the way forward, the road to implementation could prove challenging. Joshua Geer reports

Corebridge reinsures mammoth $51bn annuities portfolio with Venerable

Insurer transfers entire variable annuities book from individual retirement business

Upcoming risk capital regime to fuel consolidation in Saudi Arabia

Smaller insurers are likely to be more affected by the increased capital demands

Buyer be where? Japanese insurers look beyond the horizon, for M&A deals

The rewards for Japan's insurers of overseas M&A include risk diversification, new customers and profit enhancement - but stakeholders tell David Walker that risks abound, as well

Tokio Marine announces second unit sale in a month

Manulife reinsures $22bn US annuities block

Deal with Venerable Holdings will free up $2bn of capital

Saudi Arabia's Saico selects FIS for IFRS 17 implementation

The insurer said it made a thorough assessment of the IFRS 17 vendor space

Allianz X invests in ESG data provider Arabesque S-Ray

Insurer’s digital investment unit leads $20m funding round

Gulf Islamic insurers face consolidation from tighter capital rules

S&P Global Ratings says Saudi Arabian regulator plans to hike capital requirements to SAR 500m

Insurtech weekly: ZhongAn, Zurich, MetLife, Akinova, Grab, Pluto

InsuranceERM rounds up the latest developments in the fast-moving world of insurtech