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HDI’s Vigier: France has a long journey to being a captive-friendly domicile

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WDIS’s Ray: Moratorium adds pressure to CA's wildfire insurance market

California insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara’s recent moratorium on non-renewals is further tightening the state’s already-strained property insurance market, according to Michael Ray, CEO at Lloyd’s capacity-backed MGA Wildfire Defense Insurance Services.

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George Beattie: CFC carbon insurance strategy is "deep bet" on regulatory shift

CFC’s head of innovation George Beattie has described the company’s carbon credit insurance strategy as a “deep bet” on the carbon market's future shift from voluntary participation to mandatory government schemes.

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Sompo’s Brand: No significant cyber rate rises in Europe despite growing demand

An influx of capital to meet the growing demand for cyber coverage in Europe is expected to keep rates stable, according to Ralph Brand, president of Continental Europe Commercial P&C Insurance at Sompo.

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The Trump administration and its impact on social inflation

The unofficial theme of this year's insurance conference season has been the ongoing crisis in the US casualty market.

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Ferma chief: risk managers must continuously adapt insurance strategies

Risk managers are having to continuously adapt their insurance strategies as complexities within the risk transfer market grow, according to the chief executive of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (Ferma).

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Valencia floods serve as warning of escalating risk across Europe: ICEYE

Events like the recent Valencia floods are expected to become more frequent in Europe due to the warming of the Mediterranean, according to Anke Sielker, head of the reinsurance practice and head of insurance for EMEA at ICEYE.

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CIAB: Trump's tariffs unlikely to affect industry, future of tax cuts remain unclear

Industry body the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers has predicted that the president-elect’s proposed tariffs are unlikely to have a direct impact on the insurance industry, while the potential effects of his proposed tax cuts will largely depend on the final balance of the House of Representatives.

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MS Amlin targeting general liability SME business via delegated authority market

MS Amlin is expanding its general liability offerings for SMEs through delegated markets as it seeks to avoid the effects of social inflation on the casualty sector, according to the carrier’s chief underwriting officer Martin Burke.

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Ferma Insurer TV panel: Experts say European cyber rates will stabilise in 2025

Serene Davis, global head of cyber at QBE Insurance, and Gamze Konyar, head of cyber and SVP at Marsh Europe, told The Insurer TV they expect the softening in the European cyber market to decelerate in 2025 and for dynamics to align more with the US market.

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Armilla AI CEO: Most AI coverage not fit for purpose

Risks associated with AI currently face a coverage gap, Armilla AI CEO Karthik Ramakrishnan told The Insurer TV on the sidelines of this year's Ferma Forum.

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Awareness driving increased parametric adoption by corporations: Ferma panel

Corporate insurance buyers across Europe are increasingly turning to parametric solutions as risk managers’ understanding of the type of solutions available continues to grow, according to a panel hosted by The Insurer TV at the Ferma Forum in Madrid.

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Parisi: No room for complacency after near misses

Cyber insurance market participants must still be wary of the potential impacts of cyberattacks following a series of near misses in recent years, Munich Re’s head of cyber solutions for North America has said.

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Swiss Re’s Arquint: Corporates turn to alternative risk transfer amid rising global threats

As global risks become increasingly complex and costly, more corporate companies are turning to alternative risk transfer solutions to better manage their exposure, CEO for the EMEA region at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Nina Arquint has told The Insurer TV.

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Airbus Defence & Space insurance head: Cyber needs further simplification

Philippe Cotelle, head of insurance risk management at Airbus Defence & Space, told The Insurer TV that cyber insurance must be streamlined further to better serve corporate clients, asserting that it is “absolutely” the case that the process could be simplified.