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Insurers caught up in the Swiss roil

The fall of Credit Suisse, hot on the heels of SVB and Signature Bank, has sent insurers scrambling to assess the risks to their portfolios. While the hit seems manageable, Sarfraz Thind asks if there could be worse to come

Maintain pricing discipline, despite easing inflation, says Swiss Re

The reinsurer says inflation will increase P&C claims costs by 5-7.5% across five main markets

AIG Holdings Europe adds four inflation stress tests in SFCR

New tests cover stagflation, persistent and transient inflation

UK pension risk transfer volumes hit £44.7bn in 2022

LCP says Legal & General had the highest share of the UK bulk annuity market

Perils estimates Turkish quake insured loss to reach $3.4bn

The data provider said the catastrophe was the costliest in Turkey's recorded history

The Hanover appoints Eric Cannon as CRO

UK pension risk deals may reach £600bn this decade, says PIC's chief

Tracy Blackwell said the UK pension risk transfer market has huge potential

"ILS market at a crossroads," says AM Best

Hurricane Ian was a major turning point, rating agency says

PensionDanmark SFCR stress test ponders, 'what if all our customers became Japanese?'

Another scenario involves crashing aircraft full of its policyholders

Perils pegs typhoon Nanmadol property losses at $1bn