Martin Assmann

L&H reinsurance poised for steady growth this year, says Swiss Re's sector CEO

Paul Murray anticipates moderate expansion amid shifting global pension and mortality landscapes

A year in data: three risks that defined the insurance industry in 2024

Natcat, cyber risk and geopolitics dominated the headlines this year

LA wildfires set to be record insured loss event, but re/insurers can absorb impact

Some estimates suggest insured losses are at $20bn already

Volker Kudszus: motor claims inflation is still a challenge for insurers

Volker Kudszus, managing director and sector lead for insurance ratings EMEA at S&P Global Ratings, says insurers have demonstrated resilience in their modelling, but motor claims inflation is still an issue

Africa Specialty Risks launches first Africa-focused Lloyd's Consortium

Natural disasters caused $140bn in insured losses in 2024, says Munich Re

Reinsurer reports third-costliest year since 1980, with weather-related events driving 97% of insured losses

Julien Descombes: transition to IFRS standard in 2024 has been positive

Julien Descombes, chief underwriting officer for life and health reinsurance at Swiss Re, reviews 2024 and explains the emerging risks and regulations it will focus on in 2025

John Neal to depart Lloyd's for Aon CEO role

He will join Aon as global CEO of reinsurance and chairman of climate solutions

BaFin flags "double" concentration risks under Dora

German regulator highlights technical and geographic threats from reliance on cloud providers

Megan Dickow: Climate inaction is a concern

Megan Dickow, group head of ERM at Zurich, shares her view on the positive developments in 2024 - and emerging risks to monitor in 2025