Description: Discussion about the challenges of teaching life reinsurance to non-life reinsurance practitioners and regulators based on the experiences of the author

Description: brief discussion on Solvency II and accounting regimes, and update on Reinsurance Section activity.

Description: Feature article discussing how the COVID-19 crisis has amplified the downward pressure on interest rates and amid the mounting debt levels resulting from the massive fiscal and monetary stimulus and a subdued medium-term economic outlook, monetary policies are expected to stay very accommodative for the foreseeable future.

Description: First dollar carriers, stop loss carriers, and reinsurers play a different role in reimbursing healthcare claims. This article explores the reinsurer's role in reimbursing COVID-19 related claims.

Description: Article discussing the differences in various types of reinsurance business.

Description: The article also discusses the lasting impact of COVID-19 on public health, including excess mortality and the emergence of long COVID as a significant cause of disability. It emphasizes the importance of robust product definitions and regulatory intervention in the insurance industry, as well as addressing the protection gap. The author concludes by reflecting on the resilience and compassion shown during the pandemic and the pressing issue of climate change, which presents both challenges and opportunities for innovation in the insurance sector.

Description: Principle-Based Reserving (PBR) is now upon us! Are you ready? Learn how Swiss Re's PBR Experience Sharing Solution can help you navigate this change.

Description: An article in the form of a fictional letter to the editor and response dealing with the complexities of the current reinsurance market.

Description: What will be left of the reinsurance marketplace when the consolidations are over?

Description: Reinsurance is a global business, yet reinsurers suffer from widely disparate accounting and regulatory requirements from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, particularly in the areas of credit for reinsurance and collateral requirements. Recently, insurance regulators in the United States and worldwide have taken dramatic steps toward harmonization, mutual recognition and regulatory cooperation in connection with regulation of reinsurance, with a focus on modernizing collateral requirements.