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  • Germany slashes requirement for insurers hiring IT experts in senior roles

    18 December 2017

    Watchdog says weak technology now "an existential risk" for underwriters

  • BaFin lays down the law on Solvency II reporting deadlines

    18 December 2017

    Germany's regulator expecting year-on-year reporting in 2018

  • Insurance executive named Austria's finance minister

    18 December 2017

    Hartwig Loeger sees important role for life cover as pensions hit limits

  • Lloyd's members pay-up to restore capital

    15 December 2017

    Contributions also cover requirements for 2018 underwriting

  • IFRS 17 could influence business models and ratings, says Fitch

    15 December 2017

    Transition will bring significant challenges to recognising profits

  • IFRS 17 throws down technology challenge to insurers

    14 December 2017

    There is no single technology vendor offering a solution to the recently announced accounting standard, IFRS 17, and several parts will have to be custom built, according to PwC's Richard Hart. He caught up with Christopher Cundy to talk about about the opportunities these challenges present and the strategies the industry is taking

  • Actuarial Association of Europe unveils new board

    14 December 2017

    Thomas Béhar and Esko Kivisaari will lead the new AAE board

  • Life insurers should use AI to predict lapse risk, Swiss Re suggests

    14 December 2017

    But old-fashioned analytics needed to know why people surrender policies

  • Dominance of Australian bancassurers' life units shown in industry data

    14 December 2017

    Net profit of ANZ's OnePath Life nearly tops the list

  • Uniqa gets approval for Solvency II internal model

    13 December 2017

    Solvency ratio boosted by 44 percentage points