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News
Fitch warns of deteriorating outlook for French P&C sector
Climate change is expected to cause more severe and frequent losses in 2023
Moody's warns of significant deterioration in life firms' equity
Increasing interest rates will lead to profound changes in insurers' financials, Moody's said
NN addresses solvency volatility from Dutch mortgage spreads
Valuation changes or internal model mechanisms are being considered
Aviva's group CRO exits, interim appointed
The insurer's group enterprise risk director has also departed
Aegon drops plan to reinsure US variable annuity portfolio
Dutch group also completes internal reinsurance transaction for Transamerica Life Bermuda
Greater need for insurer climate risk capital, says Scor CEO
Laurent Rousseau said regulators had started to become much more focused on the issue
Direct Line sees motor claims inflation running at 10%
UK court delays are slowing release of prior-year reserves
Korean life insurers delay perpetual bond calls
Country's life industry also facing liquidity crunch as policyholders lapse
Don't call in cheap debt, regulator warns insurers
Widening credit spreads means insurers' new issuance is more expensive
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The conference will be held on 1 December at the Hilton Tower Bridge in London.
UK moves to prevent demutualisation, but capital plan stalls
Proposal for mutuals to issue share capital put out for review
ASR takes on Aegon's Dutch operations in €4.9bn cash-and-share deal
ASR-Aegon combination will create second largest insurer in the Netherlands
Catastrophe risk capacity must double under "no further action" climate scenario
Bank of England staff investigation reveals some insurers' business models under threat
We have an open mind on capital for climate risk, says UK regulator
Sam Woods introduces Bank of England's conference on the topic
Analysis
Gilts crash: a boon out of a crisis for insurers
Another day, another UK financial market crash. But while it has gone wrong for British politics and pension funds, the current crisis may actually benefit insurers in the long run. Ronan McCaughey and Sarfraz Thind report
The path to sustainable cyber insurance
The cyber insurance market is growing rapidly, but demand exceeds current capacity and insurers may lose relevance unless they redefine the risk and improve their modelling. Joshua Geer reports
Ledger Investing aims to crack the casualty ILS code
Led by ex-AIG chief risk officers, Ledger Investing is entering the relative unknown in connecting insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors with casualty risks. Paul Walsh reports
Plenty of runway left for life consolidation in Europe
The business of consolidating life insurance portfolios is looking healthy, according to participants, as inflation provides a catalyst and supervisors become more familiar with transactions. Joshua Geer reports
The UK gilts crisis: a worry, not a disaster, for insurers
Plunging sterling and soaring gilt yields are buffeting insurers, but longer-term impacts of the government's disastrous "mini budget" are the real concerns, as Sarfraz Thind reports
RVS Monte Carlo 2022: reinsurers gather amid turbulent backdrop
After a two-year absence, the annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) returns to the glitzy surroundings of Monte Carlo during an eventful period for the reinsurance sector. Paul Walsh previews some key talking points