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With a watered-down NZIA, where do insurers' climate commitments stand?

After six of the eight founding members left the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance, Joshua Geer investigates if their ambitions stand

Insurance legend Denis Kessler dead, aged 71

Scor pays tribute to chairman who led the business since 2002

Laurent Rousseau becomes Guy Carpenter's CEO for EMEA

NZIA now 10 players down, as Lloyd's and QBE exit

A total of 17 insurers remain in the alliance

François de Varenne becomes Scor's group CFO and deputy CEO

He served as interim CEO from January to April this year

NZIA exodus continues as Allianz, Axa and Scor depart

Seven members have now withdrawn from the coalition

Scor still an NZIA member but "regrets" recent departures

Thierry Léger said the firm would disclose if its membership status changed

UK TV and film's Covid-19 insurance "a template for future market dislocation"

Claims to the production restart scheme are expected to total £49.5m

Mental health underwriting steps out of the shadows

The stigma of poor mental health has held back progress on developing appropriate insurance products, prompting underwriters to think hard about opening up the conversation and serving customers better. Paul Walsh reports

Scor predicts upper end of optimal solvency ratio under IFRS 17

Interim CEO François de Varenne said the standard would provide "a new benchmark for the valuation of the group"