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Risk transfer platform secures $15m to fund expansion

Israel-headquartered Vesttoo uses AI in risk-transfer process

Just Group slashes debt costs with first sustainable RT1 bond issue

UK life insurer pioneers "green" contingent convertible debt

COMMENT: From greenwashing to green thinking

Catastrophe reinsurance and ILS are being pitched as ESG investment opportunities, but not everything is as green as it seems. While the data needed to make a judgement is scant, the industry can make progress, argues Tom Johansmeyer

Pacific Life Re issues $800m green bond

The reinsurer says it is the largest ESG debt offering from a US life insurer so far

Eiopa lowers assessment of insurers' risk exposures

But the supervisory body says concerns remain

Munich Re prepares to issue green bonds

German reinsurer set to join Generali, CNP Assurances and others in issuing green debt

Scor raises €300m of tier 2 debt

French reinsurer takes advantage of low rates to raise capital

Hong Kong proposes restrictions on ILS sales

Insurance Authority sets scope for eligible investors and minimum investment threshold

Big risks and opportunities puts reinsurance sector into balance - AM Best

Rating agency maintains stable outlook amid counterweighing forces

Arch Capital to issue $1bn debt

The raising follows on the heels of major fundraising by rivals

L&G closes RT1 debt raise at £500m

Notes priced higher than other recent issues

L&G to issue RT1 debt

Move comes after UK insurer paid full 2019 dividends to shareholders

Covid-19 decimates Uniqa's investment income

Group also paid higher charges in Q1

UK life insurer faced £500m collateral call in midst of Covid-19 crisis

Situation is now "largely reversed"

Reinsurers face $30bn Covid-19 hit to their capital base

Willis Re report details the pandemic's likely impact on the global reinsurance sector

Covid-19 global recession forecast to be 'sharp but short'

Swiss Re expects real GDP to fall 3% in the US and 4.5% in Europe

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Analysis

Apac re/insurers welcome the alternative

Regulators in Asia have been busy creating frameworks for insurers to transfer risk to capital markets investors. Re/insurers are keen to tap this alternative source of capital, if the structures are right. David Walker reports

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