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News
Munich Re's profit soars 480% year on year
German giant sets 9% profit growth target for 2019
L&G seals £230m pension risk transfer with Howden Group
The insurer had approximately 30% of the UK PRT market in 2018 and hopes to maintain that
China's stronger use of fiscal tools to boost re/insurance sector
Swiss Re Institute expects growing demand for P&C and personal lines insurance
China growth drives AIA's strong performance in 2018
AIA points to middle class growth opportunity in Asia
Insurance Europe gives view on sustainability within Solvency II
Trade association says there is no need for binary green vs brown assets approach
IASB will not change IFRS 17 aggregation requirements
Risk functions grow despite digital recruitment difficulties
Just to raise £380m through equity and RT1 debt issue
Standard Life Aberdeen terminates dual chief structure
Five insurers join UK climate risk forum
Quilter overcomes "challenging" conditions to boost profits
Mapfre's new coal underwriting policy leaves environmentalists to question more
Analysis
Insurers rank their most dangerous risks for 2019
Dave Ingram and Mark Mennemeyer discuss the results of their poll on which risks are considered most dangerous to insurers
Tunaru report into equity-release mortgages may be good news for insurers
Radu Tunaru's research into how to value the no-negative equity guarantee contained within equity-release mortgages is sparking more debate about this major issue for UK life insurers. Christopher Cundy reports on the finding
Commission reveals scope of Solvency II reforms in 2020 advice request
In its request for technical advice from Eiopa, the European Commission has given its strongest indication yet about where it might take Solvency II. Christopher Cundy shares his thoughts
The unstoppable rise of insurtech in China
Technology is driving growth in China's insurance markets, particularly among millennials, and investors remain keen to back insurtech firms despite continuing losses and potential regulatory challenges. Siyi Liu reports
MPs grill Rule and Woods on equity release, ethics and Brexit
The UK parliament's house Treasury Committee yesterday questioned Bank of England chiefs Sam Woods and David Rule on a host of issues, including diversity, management ethics, Brexit - and insurers' treatment of equity-release mortgages. Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report
Capital models: run, review, repeat
Recent surveys by consultancies Willis Towers Watson and PwC have revealed how UK life insurers have revised their approach to capital modelling. Christopher Cundy reports on some of the highlights