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News
Valuation differences eroding confidence in ILS market
Growth in public insurance-linked securities slows, says Willis Re
Moody's acquires major stake in ESG data company
Rating agency has ambition to create global standard for environmental, social and governance assessments
UK regulator proposes liquidity risk management rules
Changes in the insurance sector and financial markets have increased liquidity risk, PRA argues
UnipolSai issues cat bond for non-peak weather perils
Innovative trigger protects against accumulation of small and medium-sized events
IAG launches first cat bond in Singapore
Instrument gives Australian catastrophe cover over three years
Nat cat models may be underestimating losses
ILS losses over 17 years greater than models predict, says Lane Financial
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UK vows unilateral action if no-deal Brexit happens
Contract continuity plan spelled out in paper from UK government
Hiscox profits rise as premiums increase all round
Major reallocation of investment portfolio
High-res flood data is cat modelling's third disruptive wave - Muir-Wood
After the ‘Class of 93’ and the cat bond revolution, the ability to calculate building-level flood risk costs is causing a re-evaluation of flood insurance
Analysis
Lloyd’s culture risks sabotaging its transformation plan
Lloyd’s “bold new strategy” to transform the 330-year-old insurance market by targeting efficiency and technology innovation could fall flat because of a lack of talent, the timeline for execution and the challenge of appeasing different stakeholders. Ronan McCaughey explains
EU supervisors insist Solvency II risk margin "is not an issue"
Insurers’ calls for a recalibration of the risk margin are being ignored by Eiopa and national supervisors, as evidenced at Insurance Europe's conference in Brussels last week. Aggelos Andreou reports
IFRS 17 earnings recognition: challenges, opportunities and innovations
Luca Tres and Adam Robinson discuss IFRS 17 and its earning recognition criteria from a capital markets and insurance practitioner's perspective, and consider the challenges and the opportunities this presents
Axa's Buberl defends takeover of XL
Axa's share price dropped almost 10% following the announcement of its plan to acquire XL Group. Aggelos Andreou reports on the rationale behind the deal
Finalists announced for InsuranceERM Awards
See which companies, teams and individuals have made the shortlist for this year's awards for risk and capital management
Lapse risk takes centre stage in capital management strategies
Since the introduction of Solvency II, EU life insurers have had to hold much more capital against the risk of customers lapsing their policies. Luca Tres explains how innovative hedging structures can help firms maximise their capital efficiency