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The EU Taxonomy makes insurers look bad at sustainability - but is it fair?
16 July 2024In their first year of reporting, several major insurers have disclosed that none of their activities qualify as sustainable. Joshua Geer investigates whether the insurers or the EU Taxonomy framework is at fault
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As Europe's political wheels turn, insurers set out their demands
11 July 2024With the EU entering a new legislative cycle, Joshua Geer hears from Insurance Europe's Olav Jones about the priorities for the insurance sector
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Actuaries urge insurers to stay grounded on Gen AI dreams and nightmares
09 July 2024Generative artificial intelligence might be 'just another tool', but it's one whose potential risks and opportunities demand close attention, as Joshua Geer reports from the European Congress of Actuaries
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Suzanne Williams-Charles: Bermuda staying nimble is a key for growth in life business
26 June 2024The CEO of the Bermuda International Long-Term Insurers and Reinsurers (Biltir) association talks to Paul Walsh about the island's fast-growing life sector and her ambitions for the role
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ClimateWise refreshes principles as insurance sector plots net-zero transition
21 May 2024The 17-year-old climate change initiative is evolving in response to market developments. Programme director Sid Miller explains the changes to Christopher Cundy and why they matter
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The insurance implications of a US presidential election
17 May 2024Polarised politics, civil disorder and cyber-attacks are just some of the concerns insurance experts have raised about the build-up to the November election and its outcome. Paul Walsh reports
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Insurers get FIT after ditching the NZIA
25 April 2024From the ashes of the NZIA, a new Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero (FIT) has emerged, promising to lead the industry's climate agenda. FIT chair Butch Bacani talks to Joshua Geer about the forum's mission and objectives
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US property rate debate rages as natcats soar
08 February 2024Demands for higher rates for homeowners coverage are creating tensions among consumer groups, regulators and underwriters. Sarfraz Thind reports on attempts to sustain the market as natural catastrophe losses mount
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Inducements debate throws RIS into the slow lane
06 February 2024With the end of the current political mandate in sight and the legislative calendar looking busy, the Retail Investment Strategy now has to overcome a tight deadline and contentious points of debate. Joshua Geer reports
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Electric vehicles pose problems as insurers charge up for net zero
13 December 2023The shift towards EVs presents new risks for insurers, but also an opportunity as a means for reaching net-zero targets, as Joshua Geer reports