BoE to explore insurers’ reaction to ‘severe but plausible’ stress secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b72201 #SWES #BoE #giltcrisis #dashforcash

Insurers often express their desire to invest sustainably and responsibly by integrating #ESG factors into their investment strategies. If they intend to do good, does it mean they are able to avoid #greenwashingaccusation? secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b72231 #greenwashing #sustainability

Is climate change politicised? secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b72330 #ABIClimateSummit #climatechange #USPolitics

Insurers overall have handled last autumn’s crisis from liability-driven investments better than pension funds, however, the #LDI crisis means some insurers have had to review their collaterals. secure.mallowstreet.com/Article/b72339 #liquidityriskmanagement #investment #insurance #collaterals

Profitability for Swiss Re’s life and health reinsurance segment is returning to pre-pandemic levels, but the business is still impacted by elevated excess mortality in the US. #lifeandhealth #reinsurance #mortality #Covid19 secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b72572

from last week #Insurance M&As plummeted in H1 2023 but insurance investors have to consider more than #inflation and #risinginterestrates. What do potential buyers look for? secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b73039 #mergersandacquisitions

Canada had more deaths than expected in 2022 than in 2020 and 2021. Why? secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b73161 #Covid19 #Canada #excessmortality #mortality #excessdeaths #deaths #longevity

Aviva’s chief executive has said inflation is still elevated but is hopeful the situation will improve for its motor and home insurance business. secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b73351 #inflation #carinsurance #motor #homeinsurance #healthinsurance

L&G’s Nigel Wilson: ‘We are crowding foreign capital’ The outgoing CEO of life insurer and asset manager Legal & General has called for more #investments to be made in the UK to boost innovation and economic growth in the country. secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b73332 #insurance #pensionfunds

IFRS 17 KPIs will take a few years to emerge, say Canadian P&C insurers secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b73356 #IFRS17 #insurance #propertyandcasualty #Canada #MCTvolatility

Also from last week Avoid IFRS 17 boilerplate language, UK regulator tells insurers secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b73354 #IFRS17 #insurancecontracts #boilerplatewording #insurance #transition

Horizontal regulation – how prepared are insurance supervisors? secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b73385 #horizontalregulation #regulation #sectoral #broadappraoch #insurance

What does the future of illiquids hold for European, UK and US insurers? secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b73466 #illiquids #illiquidassets #liquidity #insurersinvestments #insurance #assetmanagement

My #COP28 coverage last week #climatereporting #sustinability #sustainabilityreporting #data #datashortage #ISSB #CSRD #ESRS #datasharing #climatechange COP28: Are climate reporting frameworks enough to fix data shortage? secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b73556

#COP28 #insuranceinvestments #netzero #engagement #insurance #climatechange COP28: How do insurers accelerate investments to meet net zero? secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b73532

#protectiongap #insurance #parametricinsurance #droughts #floods #climatechange COP28: How can insurance address inequalities? secure.mallowstreet.com/article/b73518

Here’s a 1924 prediction of life expectancy in 2024. I’m afraid we will fall a little short. The whole thread from which this comes is worth reading (especially for actuaries whose have to predict future mortality). Long term predictions are hard!

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