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News
UK life firms must be able to re-accept ceded risk, PRA warns
Life firms have highly capitalised longevity risk relative to credit risk, the UK regulator says
Local ceding skyrockets in Russia as foreign commercial sanctions bite
Numerous nations stopped reinsuring Russian assets when Vladimir Putin attacked Ukraine
Peak Re issues $150m Japan typhoon ILS in Hong Kong
Reinsurer doubled initial issuance volume amid demand
UK live events reinsurance scheme delivers over £100m of cover
The initiative was launched so eligible live events could obtain Covid-19 insurance cover
Discount rates a major factor for IFRS 17 PAA eligibility in reinsurance
Reinsurance contracts with longer coverage periods are not automatically eligible for PAA
Scor to end coverage for new oil field projects by 2023
However, climate activists slam Scor's restrictions for failing to cover gas
Government trade insurance schemes cost Coface €160m in 2021
Cost was €103m in Q4 alone, SFCR shows
Ex-Hiscox chief Bronek Masojada flags four top reinsurance trends
Re/insurers should be change-makers rather than wave-surfers
Ways insurers can deal with longer-lasting inflation
Gallagher Re sets out steps insurers can take to mitigate their exposure to inflation risks
Australian floods dominate Talanx's Q1 losses
Claims from European storms and Australian floods shatter Q1 large-loss budget
NAIC gives states until September to adopt reciprocal reinsurance laws
Ten US states still to adopt covered agreement for collateral relief
Australian reinsurance pool slammed as "dysfunctional policy response"
The A$10bn pool in the north of the country is due to go live in July
Analysis
Insurers happy with UK's Solvency II plans, but capital savings remain uncertain
The government has grabbed positive headlines with its proposals to reform Solvency II, but the industry is cautious about the how they will pan out. Cintia Cheong reports
Ukrainian insurance market "on the verge of a huge crisis"
Leaders from Ukraine's Insurance Business Association and European Insurance Alliance tell Cintia Cheong how the country's insurers are coping with the operational and financial impacts of the war
Reinsurance helps unlock the C-Ross puzzle
As risk-based capital regimes such as China's C-Ross are implemented in Asia, insurers will be looking at options for capital management including reinsurance, as Hugo Choi explains to David Walker
Legacy life books: targeted approaches to de-risking and optimisation
In the second of two articles, Luca Tres reviews how a targeted risk transfer strategy can help life insurers better manage their legacy books - and looks to the future of legacy life de-risking
Legacy life books: a proactive approach
In the first of two articles, Luca Tres discusses the strategies available to life insurers facing the challenges of high capital intensity and low profitability in their life legacy business
InsuranceERM's top stories of the year
Christopher Cundy, Ronan McCaughey, Sarfraz Thind and Paul Walsh reveal the most-read stories that ran in 2021 and discuss why they will remain relevant in 2022