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Horace Mann reinsures $2.9bn annuity block with RGA
Deal will help fund acquisition of National Teachers Associates
AIG combines reinsurance operations to form AIG Re
AIG Re includes Validus Re, AlphaCat and Talbot Treaty
UK insurers face climate and cyber quiz in annual stress tests
The Prudential Regulation Authority has sent a letter to the largest life and general insurers
Solvency II matching adjustment benefit rises above €77bn
Widening credit spreads and growing portfolios boost figures by 15%
US commercial lines business improving, says Fitch
Insurers buoyed by strengthening premiums, but concerns remain over nat cat losses
Lloyd's CEO says the market must embrace digital transformation
John Neal has called on Lloyd’s to evolve fast or risk driving itself into irrelevance
Technology and cyber top poll of insurers' risks
The Insurance Banana Skins report says overall tone is the most negative since 2007
Reinsurance markets "hardening, but not hard"
S&P says global reinsurance prices are increasing in many sectors
Australia's private health insurers warned: 'address sustainability risks'
The sector is ill-prepared and needs a plan B, the regulator says
Zurich wraps up acquisition of ANZ life business
Deal for OnePath Life is part of three-year strategy to improve business mix
Analysis
Setting the record straight on ICS 2.0
Paul Walsh speaks to Victoria Saporta, IAIS executive committee chair, to discuss the outlook for the global insurance capital standard (ICS)
Decoding IFRS 17 from an investment perspective
Efforts by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to clarify the definition of investment components within an insurance contract have been welcomed by some stakeholders. However, others argue a new proposal from the board could spark confusion. Cintia Cheong explains
"The Solvency II review is a Herculean task for regulators"
Talanx's chief risk officer Gerhard Stahl talks to David Walker about the 2020 review of Solvency II, how to improve risk reporting, and the story behind ESG integration
Learning the lessons from internal model change
Defining and implementing changes to internal models has challenged insurers, but a new industry report sheds some light on the best approaches to managing the process. Christopher Cundy reports
A capital management toolkit for life re/insurers
Paul Fulcher and Luca Tres describe the pros and cons of 10 techniques and solutions available to European life insurers under Solvency II to help manage capital
Insurers rank their most dangerous risks for 2019
Dave Ingram and Mark Mennemeyer discuss the results of their poll on which risks are considered most dangerous to insurers