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News
Net income rises but industrial lines still worry Talanx
German insurer battling loss-making fire line
Generali burns bridges with new coal clients
Insurer updates its climate change strategy
Hannover Re grows net income by one third - UPDATED
German reinsurer undershoots large-loss budget
ILS issuance hits record $1.6bn for third quarter
On track to beat annual issuance figure as new perils covered
Australian terrorism pool launches cyber study
Will investigate whether to extend coverage to cyber terrorism
Warren Buffett's insurance earnings jump six-fold
Another natcat-strewn third quarter dents Swiss Re profits
RenRe to acquire Tokio Millennium Re
Lloyd's Brussels to write fac and non-prop XoL treaty reinsurance
Mind your 3 Rs: where Brexit could really hurt insurers
Resolution Life to acquire AMP's Australia and NZ life business
Insurance Europe accuses US of welching on covered agreement - UPDATED
Analysis
US flood insurance: bridging the political chasm
Hurricanes Michael and Florence have again drawn attention to the issue of underinsurance of flood risk in the US. The industry says regulators are stymieing the market, and reforms are stuck in a political logjam. InsuranceERM's US editor Sarfraz Thind reports
Efrag makes preliminary call on IFRS 17 issues and timeline
The EU accounting standards advisory body has acknowledged the "very challenging" implementation timelines for IFRS 17 and shared its thoughts on other potential problems with the incoming standard for insurance contracts. Cintia Cheong and Christopher Cundy report
Finding a role for insurance in a technology-driven economy
In the second article in his series on intangible asset risk, Tim Freestone explores why the growth in intellectual property and patent risks has not been matched by a corresponding growth in insurance
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
Mapfre's Antonio Huertas: there should be one global capital regime
Mapfre's chief executive tells Cintia Cheong about the challenges and risks at the top of the Spanish insurer's agenda, including underinsurance, Solvency II and IFRS 17
Marine insurance blockchain platform hopes to cut costs, risks and capital
The world's first blockchain platform for the marine insurance sector was launched at the end of May. Paul Walsh sits down with some of the platform's leaders to discuss how it will save costs and reduce risk