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News
Helvetia acquires majority stake in Spain's Caser for €780m
The Swiss insurer will issue hybrid bonds and equities to finance the purchase
Aon and Brit back 'climate-friendly' data standard
The initiative aims to help insurers develop products around climate change
New Zealand life insurers face heavy criticism
The insurance regulator highlighted the sector's declining aggregate solvency ratio and high costs
Scor appoints Chantal Bond as head of actuarial, Apac
Bond was highly commended in last year's InsuranceERM awards
Axis expects nat cat losses of $140m in Q4 2019
Typhoon Hagibis the main contributor to losses
Insurtech weekly: MMV; Insurify; Slice; Clara Analytics; State Farm Ventures
InsuranceERM rounds up the latest developments in the fast-moving world of insurtech
Australian hailstorms cost insurers A$320m
Insurance Council adds hail damage to nationwide fires as second concurrent catastrophe
AAE publishes paper on professional judgement by actuaries
The paper includes a self-assessment questionnaire to help actuaries
China Life expects net profit to rocket in 2019
Investment returns have driven the surge
Pool Re's terrorism knowledge hub appoints risk chief
Chris Medhurst-Cocksworth has previously held positions in the British armed forces and Marsh
Analysis
China's coronavirus outbreak could hit insurers severely
Insurance experts talk to Ronan McCaughey about the mortality, operational and economic losses the deadly virus poses for the re/insurance industry
Flood, climate, capital: NAIC president Ray Farmer's agenda for 2020
Ray Farmer is the new president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. In this Q&A with Sarfraz Thind, he talks about flood coverage, international regulation and how he intends to raise climate awareness
Three emerging risks for the 2020s
Andrew Smith, chief risk officer at Qatar Re, discusses three less-discussed risks for insurers that are set to emerge over the next decade
Politics and sluggish innovation become bugbears for risk chiefs
InsuranceERM surveyed eight senior risk officers to assess the highs and lows of 2019 as well as what they are hoping for in the next 12 months. Paul Walsh examines the key findings
Hong Kong insurers eye Greater Bay Area opportunities
Hong Kong fancies itself as the risk management hub of the Greater Bay Area, thanks to a young but dynamic regulator and its technological knowhow. Vincent Huck reports from the Asian Insurance Forum
Making scenario planning meaningful, effective and manageable
An expert panel at InsuranceERM's Regulation & Risk Management conference on 3 December in London shared their advice on stress and scenario planning, an activity that has become increasingly important for risk teams as they play a greater role in business strategy