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ICS: the gift that nobody wants
23 December 2020The Insurance Capital Standard continues to be a source of controversy. If the IAIS thought the global capital rule had satisfied at last year's Abu Dhabi meet, they will need to think again. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Solvency II interest rate risk: a floor to cure the flaw
31 July 2020Eiopa's stakeholder group has proposed an alternative solution to what it sees as a flawed proposal to reform the interest rate risk module. Christopher Cundy reports
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The insurance industry's climate change leaders
30 June 2020Christopher Cundy introduces InsuranceERM's list of the people leading and shaping the insurance sector's response to climate change
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"Wrong tone" casts insurers as Covid-19 villains
22 June 2020Insurance and communication experts debated the reputation of insurance after the Covid-19 pandemic in InsuranceERM's latest webinar. Many achievements were highlighted, but a lack of empathy was a key criticism. Ronan McCaughey explains
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Longevity risk modelling: what have we learned from Covid-19?
17 June 2020Cintia Cheong talks to Joseph Lu, Colin Dutkiewicz and Mark Cooper how Covid-19 is impacting longevity and what life re/insurers should consider in their modelling and risk management
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Is a Pandemic Re the answer in a post-Covid-19 world?
15 June 2020Experts have debated the need for a pandemic insurance risk backstop, what it should cover and how it should be funded. Ronan McCaughey reports from the latest of InsuranceERM's Covid-19 webinar series
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Australia's insurers get grilled after the country burns
21 May 2020A parliamentary committee took Australia's insurers to task after a torrid season of bushfires, Covid-19 and scathing criticism of their conduct and governance. David Walker reports
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Conduct risk in an outcomes-based environment
19 May 2020The UK's conduct regulator has signalled a new approach to overseeing the insurance industry - and with Brexit has the potential to make bolder moves. Paul Walsh reports from an Association of British Insurers event on the hopes and fears for future of conduct regulation
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DAV's Frank Schiller on the Solvency II review
04 May 2020Germany's actuarial association has some strong opinions on how the EU's regulation needs to be reformed - or left untouched - as board member Frank Schiller explains to David Walker
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Covid-19 reveals the cracks in the US insurance system
20 April 2020US insurers have been getting a beating in their response to the Covid-19 crisis. Their latest move to rebate auto premiums shows the fissures in their approach and the lack of a cohesive regulatory response. Sarfraz Thind reports