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Assets under management (AUM) at the world’s top 300 pension funds increased by 8.9% to reach a record $23.6trn (£20.5trn) in 2021, the Thinking Ahead Institute has revealed.

Servaas Houben considers how IFRS 17 principles could benefit insurers in the Caribbean – and what European insurers could learn from the region when it comes to implementing the standard

Mauritius is more than a picture-postcard holiday destination, says Bernard Yen – it is also a thriving location for financial services

Juan Ignacio de Oyarbide discusses the outcomes of a motor insurance pricing game held in Saudi Arabia, and key lessons to emerge from it

Ian Trim explores The Dasgupta Review’s findings on the importance of preserving natural capital, and the role actuaries can play in achieving this

Matt Attard explores the challenges inherent working in a small island nation, and how curiosity and lateral thinking can help overcome these issues

General insurers can expect slower premium growth in Europe over the next three years as rising inflation impacts the ability of policyholders to pay higher prices, new analysis suggests.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry reached the highest growth rate for 10 years in the first half of 2022, according to Clyde & Co.

An investor-led initiative has been launched to urge 72 of the world’s biggest corporate water users and polluters to value and act on water as a financial risk.

Only slightly more than half of businesses in the US and Canada currently have cyber insurance, with small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) even more exposed to attacks.