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Insurers' legal victories concerning Covid-19 business exposures
Pro-insurer developments in the US have been compiled by a law firm
Axa BI court case in France could set Covid-19 precedent
The insurer last week lost a case from a restaurant owner over losses from the pandemic
Liberty Specialty Markets names Kim Swan as CRO for Asia
Swan previously worked for Lloyd's of London in a variety of roles in Asia-Pacific
Scor's Denis Kessler takes a 30% pay cut
French reinsurer also halts 2019 dividend plans
Purpose statements risk being double-edged swords in Covid-19
EY said purpose statements can be "lightning rods for criticism" during the pandemic
Covid-19 cases forecast to hit 50m in next month
AIR Worldwide modelling predicts death toll could reach 644,000
Randall & Quilter hires CFO from Bank of America
Tom Solomon to take over responsibilities from Alan Quilter
Aviva and QBE face Covid-19 BI litigation from hospitality sector
It come as the ABI has also responded to criticism from pub businesses in lockdown
Insurance Council of Australia recruits Andrew Hall as chief
Hall joins the ICA from the Commonwealth Bank
Covid-19 is accelerating digital adoption, insurers told
Capgemini and Efma World Insurance Report 2020 says hyper-personalisation is key today
Analysis
Guiding Axa through Covid-19
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Axa's group chief risk officer Renaud Guidée discusses pandemic insurance pools and Covid-19 business interruption cover with Ronan McCaughey - and argues no other industry has gone so far as insurance to help customers during the crisis
Insurers to rethink operational resilience post Covid-19
Insurers' operational risk management already faced scrutiny before the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, experts from Crowe and Oric International expect operational resilience to become a priority for management. Ronan McCaughey reports
DAV's Frank Schiller on the Solvency II review
Germany's actuarial association has some strong opinions on how the EU's regulation needs to be reformed - or left untouched - as board member Frank Schiller explains to David Walker
Argo Group's risk system lights a way through Covid-19
Alex Hindson, chief risk officer of Argo Group, explains how the Bermuda-headquartered insurer is addressing the operational, investment and underwriting risks caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Interview by Ronan McCaughey
The key decisions in Samsung Life's journey to IFRS 17 implementation
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Samsung Life's Jeong Hyeok Park and Deloitte Korea's Byoung Shin tell Cintia Cheong how the insurer is implementing the new accounting regime and what they make of the recent amendments to the standard
Whisper it quietly... many UK motor insurers are offering Covid-19 refunds
US motor insurers have caught the headlines with multi-million-dollar rebates to customers. Their UK counterparts seem to be in the slow lane, but under the bonnet they are taking action, as Ronan McCaughey explains