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  • RVS 2023: reinsurers turn a corner en route to Monte Carlo

    08 September 2023

    The annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) event begins this weekend in Monte Carlo and reinsurers enter the glitzy surroundings on strong foundations following last year's turbulence, as Paul Walsh reports

  • Stable outlook for global reinsurers amid strong pricing conditions

    05 September 2023

    S&P Global had viewed the sector as negative since May 2020

  • Insurers may have to wait to discover S&P rating criteria hit

    01 September 2023

    Litmus urges insurers to test rating agency's capital model prototype

  • A new chapter for Solvency II's SFCR

    30 August 2023

    Modifications to the solvency and financial condition report (SFCR) have been mooted in the UK and EU, although insurers and users have urged caution on any potential changes. Paul Walsh reports

  • Apra urges Australia's property insurers to consider alternative ways to reinsure

    03 August 2023

    Country's reinsurers made A$1.25 for every dollar of claims paid over decade, says S&P Global Ratings

  • Climate change won't deter reinsurers' interest in China, says S&P Global

    21 June 2023

    Non-life ceding ratio has risen from 8.5% to 10% since 2019

  • Major Gulf Cooperation Council markets extend IFRS 17 Q1 financials deadline

    15 May 2023

    Listed firms in Saudi Arabi and the UAE will have more time to publish Q1 financials

  • S&P revises risk-based capital adequacy criteria for re/insurers

    09 May 2023

    New proposals could impact ratings of 10% of insurers globally

  • Catastrophe models lead the charge on climate risk integration

    27 April 2023

    Insurers are putting significant effort into understanding how climate affects their business - none more so than in improving their catastrophe models, as Joshua Geer reports

  • Relocation, relocation, relocation: Australia debates the last resort for property insurability crisis

    25 April 2023

    The property agent's catchcry of "location, location, location" is being reinvented as homeowners face up to the growing threats from natural catastrophes and climate change. David Walker reports