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News
Eiopa sets out sustainability reporting indicators for insurers
Two key performance indicators suggested for use in EU's green reporting rules
Sampo's plan to divest Nordea will trigger capital management changes
Market risk will be dramatically reduced, says CFO
German life firms risk capital inadequacy when transitionals expire
BaFin's Frank Grund predicts more insurers to face "intensive supervision" as result of Covid-19
Change Solvency II to tackle climate change, insurers say
Direct Line outlines actions to address climate change
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Hong Kong insurers seek changes to matching adjustment proposals
Eligibility rules more complicated than Solvency II's MA, say investment chiefs
Paul Fulcher to lead Just's capital and investment management
Fulcher joins from Milliman
Generali promotes Giancarlo Fancel to group CRO
Frederic de Courtois departs as part of major management shake-up
Insurers urged to focus on climate litigation risk
UN's Butch Bacani says insurers should address climate-related risks "holistically"
Gjensidige downplays further Covid-19 operational risk
CEO Helge Leiro Baastad said operations were essentiality back to normal
Analysis
Matching adjustment becomes a battleground in UK's Solvency II consultation
Respondents to the UK's consultation on the future of Solvency II have taken starkly opposing positions on the matching adjustment, with some arguing for liberalisation and others for scrapping it. Christopher Cundy reports
"Responsible underwriting will become the norm"
Renaud Guidée, group chief risk officer at Axa, is spearheading the launch of a net-zero underwriting alliance, an industry initiative to tackle climate change through underwriting. He tells Cintia Cheong why it's needed and explains the challenges ahead
Gabriel Bernardino on four important Solvency II reforms
The chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority talks to Christopher Cundy about the main proposals to amend Solvency II and what they hope to achieve
ICS capital calculations: onerous, uncertain, but growing in relevance
The global Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) requires yet more modelling work for insurers and some of its rules for calculating capital are vague. It's currently a low priority for insurers and investors, but UK firms in particular should watch closely. Christopher Cundy reports
PRT expansion to drive L&G's dividend growth plan
Christopher Cundy reports from Legal & General's (L&G) investor day, where the insurer revealed new targets for its dividend, bulk annuity underwriting and investments
WTW's Rowan Douglas: riding the wave of climate risk awareness
The head of Willis Towers Watson's Climate and Resilience Hub has been on a major hiring spree. He talks to Cintia Cheong about how interest in climate risk has surged and why insurers are demanding advice and analytical tools