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Insurers must 'strengthen their efforts' on sustainability issues
Panellists at the Insurance Europe conference highlight insurers’ double roles on sustainability
Allianz chairman Oliver Bäte calls for simpler insurance products
InsuranceERM reports from the Insurance Europe conference in Bucharest
European insurers spell out desires for 2020 Solvency II review
Risk management and governance is seen the biggest improvement from Solvency II
Insurance Ireland data pooling system under investigation by EC
The Irish insurance trade association insists it is fully compliant with EU competition law
Jan-Hendrik Erasmus takes over as CRO Forum chair
Replaces Aviva's Angela Darlington
Mnuchin aims broadside at Insurance Capital Standard
US Treasury secretary spells out US concerns at NAIC’s international insurance forum
Driverless cars must be resilient to cyber attack, ABI warns
Cyber security could become more important than vehicle theft prevention
PRA regulation of actuaries may cause conflict - Sam Woods
Regulator’s chief executive warns against proposal arising from Kingman review
Notre-Dame fire: governments urged to engage more closely with insurers
Jad Ariss, secretary general of the Geneva Association, made the comments
Technology risks leaving actuaries 'out of sync' with data scientists
SOA survey in US unveils top actuarial technologies and trends
Analysis
GDPR - 365 days later
Insurers were vocal about the challenges they faced from the EU's General Data Protection Regulation's (GDPR) implementation last May. Ahead of its one year anniversary, Paul Walsh considers the lessons learned, the ongoing challenges and what the future holds
Top technology tools for actuaries
The actuarial world may sometimes be perceived as a stolid profession, but the development and integration of new technologies means the sector is moving apace. A survey by the US Society of Actuaries highlights the key technology trends in the business. Sarfraz Thind explains
European regulators outline Brexit mitigation measures
As the threat of a no-deal Brexit becomes more likely, some EU countries are stepping up their preparations to ensure service continuity. Cintia Cheong spoke to regulators and governments in five big EU27 markets to find out what they have planned
Eric Cioppa, the regulator's regulator
Maine's superintendent of insurance has taken on the mantle of NAIC president for 2019. He talks to Sarfraz Thind about regulatory priorities and how he will marshal the 50 states to reach a common view
Turning data into a differentiator
Swiss Re Institute's head of insurance risk research, Dan Ryan, tells Ronan McCaughey how insurers can turn the wealth of data they currently hold into valuable insights, and an opportunity to differentiate themselves from their competitors
US-EU covered agreement: a rocky road to implementation
US regulators have raised the ire of their European counterparts with their implementation of the covered agreement for reinsurance collateral negotiated last year. With no resolution in sight, states risk provoking a pre-emption of the law which could see the federal government taking control. US editor Sarfraz Thind reports