Archive

  • The race to respond to social inflation

    03 November 2023

    Insurers have a huge task ahead in addressing the factors behind social inflation, including society's distrust of big corporates, social media amplification and litigation methods. But others argue it's a manufactured crisis. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Correcting the insurance market's failure on climate risk

    23 October 2023

    The insurance industry must come together to address the challenges of climate change, argues InnSure's Charlie Sidoti

  • Dive In 2023: Improving DEI will be key to making the industry more attractive to talent

    25 September 2023

    Lloyd's of London's head of culture Mark Lomas talks to Paul Walsh about the importance of the Dive In festival, designed to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the insurance industry

  • Actuaries called to arms in climate change battle

    23 August 2023

    The actuarial profession has skills and tools that can be brought to good use as the world transitions to a net-zero emissions economy, as David Walker reports

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

    16 August 2023

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

  • Divergent views and rising rates cool progress on EU's Solvency II reforms

    16 June 2023

    One year has passed since the European Parliament's Econ committee issued its draft text on the Solvency II reforms. Joshua Geer and Christopher Cundy investigate why the agenda has not progressed - and when a breakthrough might occur

  • Will AI grow or shrink the insurance market?

    08 May 2023

    Artificial intelligence (AI) offers the opportunity for insurers to cover more risks at a reasonable price, but it also threatens insurability, as Esko Kivisaari discusses with Christopher Cundy

  • Climate alliances crumbled by anti-woke politics

    01 May 2023

    The unravelling of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance owes a lot to right-wing US politics, where ESG and climate action is seen as a threat to business, as Sarfraz Thind discovers

  • Mental health underwriting steps out of the shadows

    17 April 2023

    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

  • Shoring up Bermuda's life rulebook

    28 March 2023

    John Hele, Resolution Life's COO and vice-chair of Biltir, talks to Sarfraz Thind about the possible impacts from Bermuda's regulatory reform agenda and the increasing oversight of PE-backed and large international insurers