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Athora's Mike Wells: regulators have given us permission to grow
14 June 2024CEO of the major European life insurance and pensions group comments on IFRS 17, regulatory change and consumer trends. Joshua Geer reports
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CROs' secrets of success for managing third-party and digital risks
31 May 2024Risk experts explain how insurers can improve operational and third-party risk management, what works for them, and the impact of new regulations in this area. Ronan McCaughey reports
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Full steam ahead for US bulk annuity market
02 May 2024The rapidly growing US market for pension liabilities offers great potential for life insurers. However, there are concerns that litigation and regulatory changes could derail the progress achieved. Ronan McCaughey explains
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Asset-intensive reinsurance intensively assessed
09 April 2024The NAIC is drawing up proposals to tackle asset-intensive reinsurance as regulators worry about the vast volumes of risk being ceded outside the US. Sarfraz Thind reports
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UK's Consumer Duty: a headache on top of a cost-of-living crisis
05 April 2024The introduction of the Consumer Duty regime has piled on costs for insurers at a time when premiums are soaring due to inflation. There are also plenty of questions about how the regulation will be implemented and enforced, as Paul Walsh reports
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Life reinsurers spy a goldmine in Asia
02 April 2024A $3trn market is waiting to be tapped and asset-intensive reinsurers are priming themselves to be there, as Sarfraz Thind reports
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NAIC climate data call could leave FIO in the cold
26 March 2024Climate and its impact on insurers has been a source of acrimony between state and federal insurance regulators in the US. The NAIC's recently issued climate data call, following the initiative of FIO, might not represent the warming of relations it initially seems. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Michaela Koller: European insurers face relentless regulation despite Commission pledges
12 March 2024In the world of cross-sectoral regulations, Solvency II reform and the dual transition, Insurance Europe's director general tells Joshua Geer her views on the challenging regulatory landscape
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What to expect from Solvency II's LTG reforms
08 March 2024Analysts at Milliman examine the amendments to the long-term guarantees (LTG) elements of Solvency II and how they will affect European insurers
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The red flags for private equity in insurance
06 March 2024Supervisors have their sights set on private equity-backed insurers, but what precisely are the business practices at issue? Christopher Cundy and Sarfraz Thind summarise the view from the market