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News
Expect a sharp global recession, says Allianz
Global GDP to contract 15% in Q2, says chief economist
Chilean riots show potential for catastrophic SRCC losses
One-third of strike, riot and civil commotion losses incurred by retailers, says PCS report
Generali launches green ILS framework
Italian insurer "wants to consider sustainability in capital management solutions"
Eiopa spells out thoughts on Ibor transition
EU insurance authority suggests transition measures and liquidity minimums
Japanese insurers raise $2.3bn in bond issues
The insurers include T&D Holdings, Nippon Life and Orix
Bank of England publishes 2020 Libor transition plan
Sterling Libor will "cease to exist" after 2021
Ageas boosts solvency with RT1 debt issue
Restricted tier 1 debt issued alongside tender for grandfathered RT1 debt
Swiss Re structures cat bond to protect Bayview's investments against quake risk
The transaction will cover earthquakes risks in four US states
Cat bonds break $100bn barrier
Market has grown steadily since mid-1990s
CNP Assurances brings €750m green bond to market
Tier 2 debt issue will be used for sustainable investments and buildings
Analysis
Views of enterprise risk management in 2030
Chief risk officers who want to participate in the strategy of their organisations will need to develop their vision for the future of the ERM function. Willis Towers Watson executives share their views on how risk management might evolve
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