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  • Insurers under pressure to halt cover for Australian gas field expansion

    05 October 2022

    Ichthys is one of the world's most complex liquefied natural gas projects

  • Zurich CFO welcomes "unexpected benefits" of IFRS 17

    28 September 2022

    George Quinn forecasts a smooth transition to the 2023 accountancy standard

  • RVS 2022: emerging risks are fattening the tail

    26 September 2022

    The interconnectedness of emerging risks threatens to exacerbate extreme losses for reinsurers. Paul Walsh reflects on the discussions at the Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte Carlo

  • Scor CEO: IFRS 17 will force us into improving value explanation

    12 September 2022

    During RVS 2022, Laurent Rousseau warned to expect more volatility in financial metrics

  • Covid-19 is still impacting top European reinsurers

    06 September 2022

    AM Best report shows combined ratios improving for the "big four"

  • Data standardisation is the key reinsurance innovation

    02 September 2022

    Scor's Daniel Duesterhaus said reinsurers shouldn't be too distracted by emerging risks

  • CROs find a career path in the C-suite

    31 August 2022

    Chief risk officers (CROs) have carved out an important role in insurers, but they need a different skillset to succeed in senior C-suite roles. Paul Walsh reports

  • Climate change aggravates almost two-thirds of human pathogenic diseases

    22 August 2022

    Research highlights mortality and morbidity risks from climate change

  • CRO Forum adds space debris and climate engineering as emerging risks

    05 August 2022

    Climate change and cyber risks are listed as the most pressing threats for insurers in 2022

  • IFRS 17: still waiting for disclosures

    04 August 2022

    The IFRS 17 accounting standard is due to be implemented in five months' time, but many insurers are leaving it until the eleventh hour to reveal what impact the transition will have on their financial metrics. Christopher Cundy and Paul Walsh report