Martin Assmann

Record insurer activity drives £47.8bn in buy-in / buy out deals in 2024

Six insurers each wrote more than £5bn in deals for the first time, LCP finds

GDV's Jörg Asmussen: "focus on growth and making Germany more competitive"

Jörg Asmussen, chief executive officer and member of the executive board of the German Insurance Association (GDV), speaks with Martin Assmann about the industry's priorities for the new government and the future of European regulatory frameworks

Germany advances plans for mandatory natcat insurance and state-backed reinsurer

Coalition parties set to form next government include the proposals in policy agreements

UK's conduct regulator unveils five-year plan to boost growth

Regulator to remove over 100 pages of "outdated" consumer-focused guidance

COMMENT: How AI is (and isn't) reshaping insurance

Martin Assmann surveys the scene from the Insurtech Insights Europe event

Zurich Insurance's new era of catastrophe modelling

Iwan Stalder, head of group accumulation management, tells Martin Assmann how in-house models and AI are helping the Swiss group to better understand its catastrophic risk exposures

FCA investigates impact of commissions on UK consumer protection policies

The watchdog's focus will be on term assurance, critical illness cover, income protection and whole-of-life insurance

Scor explains AI use in underwriting and process automation

Munich Re acquires Next Insurance, entering US SME market

MS Amlin commits to Ukraine reinsurance facility

Insurer to support Ukrainian SMEs with scheme that could provide €1bn in annual war-risk coverage