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News
EU insurers' vulnerability to market shocks revealed in 2018 stress tests
Financial market shocks pose a bigger threat than multiple natural catastrophes
UK not the only loser from Brexit, say insurance regulators
UK and Irish regulators lay out priorities for 2019, with Brexit at top of the list
New Zealand regulator puts insurers on notice about climate change
Reserve Bank to examine industry’s response, to climate risks including the option of stress tests
Insured losses from California wildfires already at $9bn
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones expects the figure to rise as more claims are processed
QBE's 2019 reinsurance programme targets major cat loss reductions
Australian group expects reductions of up to 50%
California wildfire losses could hit $13bn
RMS maintains edge over AIR Worldwide in Bermuda market
Global cyber risk threat grows 9% in 2018
"Primitive" California law poses wildfire risk challenge for insurers
Woolsey fire will cost insurers $2.5bn or more, AIR estimates
Environmentalists slam US insurers for backing coal
DMGT writes off £58m investment in RMS(one)
Analysis
Climate risk management: the heat is on
Managing financial risks from climate change is becoming an important issue for insurers. Ronan McCaughey speaks to firms about the tools they use to gauge climate risk - and how they plan to deal with this major global challenge
US flood insurance: bridging the political chasm
Hurricanes Michael and Florence have again drawn attention to the issue of underinsurance of flood risk in the US. The industry says regulators are stymieing the market, and reforms are stuck in a political logjam. InsuranceERM's US editor Sarfraz Thind reports
InsuranceERM's Technology Guide 2018-19 is now live
Christopher Cundy introduces this year's guide to risk, capital and asset management software
"Standalone cyber is the way forward" - Tokio Marine's Daljitt Barn
Cyber risk expert Daljitt Barn has taken up a new role as global head of cyber risk at specialist insurer Tokio Marine. He explains to Paul Walsh why insurers have struggled to grasp the cyber risk threat, and what they should do to grow the market
Tokio Marine overhauls risk management systems
The Japanese insurance group has upgraded its risk management processes to eliminate manual interventions and deliver an enhanced view of group risk. Christopher Cundy reports
Californian commissioner warns over fire insurance risk
California is not at a crisis point yet in terms of the availability of insurance to citizens burnt out in last year's fires, but the trends are not good, Dave Jones the state's insurance commissioner says. David Walker reports