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News
Insurers must 'strengthen their efforts' on sustainability issues
Panellists at the Insurance Europe conference highlight insurers’ double roles on sustainability
European insurers spell out desires for 2020 Solvency II review
Risk management and governance is seen the biggest improvement from Solvency II
UK regulator proposes simplifications to Solvency II TMTP calculation
Simplified methods could be introduced by year-end
Sompo profits rise by 40%
Japanese insurer suffers nat cat losses, but gains from asset sales
IASB improves IFRS 17 treatment of deferred annuities
Consultation period cut to 90 days; description of mutual insurers remain but with footnote added
Adopting Tunaru's ERM valuation approach "difficult but not impossible"
More work and significant modification needed, says Milliman
Insurers share best practice on asset risk from climate change
Pilot project reveals the scenarios, models, and metrics used by 20 institutional investors to assess and disclose climate risk
Beazley reports mixed bag of results in Q1
Improved rates but an increasing number of claims
SecondFloor acquired by German regtech provider
Cleversoft deal backed by common investor Main Capital Partners
Valuation differences eroding confidence in ILS market
Growth in public insurance-linked securities slows, says Willis Re
Analysis
Comment: on the Solvency II matching adjustment and credit risk capital
Craig Turnbull argues whether the matching adjustment results in EU life insurers holding a prudent amount of capital to support the long-term credit default risk in their fixed income portfolios
International capital standards: the US's chorus of disapproval
Development of the global insurance capital standard (ICS) has always been controversial. But the level of ire expressed by the US government, regulators and insurers at this week's NAIC conference was unprecedented. Sarfraz Thind reports
Decoding IFRS 17 from an investment perspective
Efforts by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to clarify the definition of investment components within an insurance contract have been welcomed by some stakeholders. However, others argue a new proposal from the board could spark confusion. Cintia Cheong explains
Six ingredients needed for an effective consumer risk metric
How should insurers communicate the risks and benefits of their products to potential retail customers? A recent paper from the UK Institute and Faculty of Actuaries investigated this question and came up with some surprising results. Christopher Cundy explains
"The Solvency II review is a Herculean task for regulators"
Talanx's chief risk officer Gerhard Stahl talks to David Walker about the 2020 review of Solvency II, how to improve risk reporting, and the story behind ESG integration
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