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Tropical cyclone Alfred could cost Australia's insurers over A$2bn, S&P predicts

Solvency II reforms may prompt shift in debt structures, says S&P

Rating agency analyses debt capital usage among European insurers

Underinsurance in Australia could hinder premium growth but improve margins

S&P Global Ratings expects government policies to address insurance affordability/availability issues

More non-life M&A on the cards for Australia, S&P predicts

Rating agency highlights rate hikes and improving profitability

After California's huge wildfire losses come regulatory change and rate hikes

S&P Global's Patricia Kwan discusses prospects for the state's property insurance market

LA wildfires set to be record insured loss event, but re/insurers can absorb impact

Some estimates suggest insured losses are at $20bn already

Volker Kudszus: motor claims inflation is still a challenge for insurers

Volker Kudszus, managing director and sector lead for insurance ratings EMEA at S&P Global Ratings, says insurers have demonstrated resilience in their modelling, but motor claims inflation is still an issue

Strong reinsurer appetite drives loss-free property cat rates down at 1 Jan renewals

But prices rise up to 30% for loss-affected books, says Guy Carpenter

Australia's property insurance model caught off-guard by climate change

A series of unprecedented disasters has revealed serious flaws in how the non-life insurance sector operates, but critics are making suggestions on how to improve matters, as David Walker discovers

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