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Germany's interest rate reserve gets bigger - and better
German life insurers paid more into the Zinszusatzreserve again in 2020, despite the new "corridor method" of calculation that intended to unburden the sector. Industry leaders tell David Walker the ZZR remains fit for purpose nonetheless
The politics of pandemics
Combatting the next pandemic will take a lot more than vaccines, according to Frank Schiller, a board member of Germany's actuarial association. To cover the risk, insurers will need a deft understanding and the ability to work closely with the political world, as Schiller explains to David Walker
German insurers' legal costs in diesel scandal near $1bn
GDV expects further cases as plaintiffs target more vehicle manufacturers
ICS: the gift that nobody wants
The Insurance Capital Standard continues to be a source of controversy. If the IAIS thought the global capital rule had satisfied at last year's Abu Dhabi meet, they will need to think again. Sarfraz Thind reports
Covid-19 drives £4.4bn in savings for UK motor insurers
ABI said motor claims have fallen this year, but stressed underlying cost pressures remain
British insurers prolong Covid-19 support until March 2021
Industry has paid out more than £1.8bn in coronavirus-related claims
NAIC elects Dean Cameron as 2022 president
Cameron spoke at virtual conference as he has contracted Covid-19
US insurers and lawyers tussle over best pandemic insurance solution
Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance hears four-way fight over pandemic risk methodology
Lloyd's sets record straight on its coal policy
Insure Our Future had slammed Lloyd's for not doing enough
Mounting ZZR contributions "appropriate" in current environment
German trade association backs methodology revised in 2018