The future of insurance in a digital world

whitePaper | August 25, 2021

As the contours of a postpandemic economy begin to take shape, the implications for privateequity (PE) investors in the insurance sector are also coming into focus. When we last published our perspective on this space, in November 2020, insurance-industry M&A activity was on the rise, insurtech IPOs and special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) were taking off, and uncertainty around the timing of COVID-19 vaccines and the “next normal” loomed large. Today, many players in US and European markets are applying insights from their 2020 performance to emerge stronger amid increased consolidation, digitization, and specialization, as well as persistently low interest rates.

whitePaper | May 20, 2022

Anticipating the risks of tomorrow is embedded in our DNA at Munich Re, which is why we have been involved in managing cyber risk from the first moment it became a consideration - and continue to keep pace with its lightning-fast development. As the challenges this risk class poses to the global economy grow, we, and the insurance industry as a whole, need to provide proper solutions capable of addressing risk capacity and sustainability for this line of business. The numbers clearly show that the need for cyber security and insurance is increasing steadily: Munich Re estimates global cyber premiums to be $9.2 billion (beginning of 2022) and expects that they will reach approximately $22 billion by 2025. Given the ever-increasing frequency and severity of cyber-attacks, our survey reveals that the insurance gap is disproportionately high. And the mismatch between risk awareness and implementation of protection measures and the need for more capacity for larger risks remains a real challenge in what is an increasingly difficult environment for the entire insurance industry.

whitePaper | July 22, 2022

On February 18 2019, the State Council announced the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (the Outline Development Plan). This is an ambitious plan to develop a worldclass bay area ideal for living, working, and travelling between the nine municipalities in Guangdong Province and the two Special Administrative Regions (SARs). As one of the most open, economically vibrant regions in China, the Greater Bay Area has a major strategic role in commencing and dictating a new phase of economic and social growth. In addition to its mission of facilitating China's quest to develop a world-leading city cluster, the Outline Development Plan also promotes active participation across the GBA in the related work of the Belt and Road Initiative by leveraging the competitive advantages created by the two free trade economies of Hong Kong and Macao.

whitePaper | March 7, 2023

No single insurer is spared by fraud. Globally, fraud is estimated to cost the insurance industry hundreds of billions of GBP per year. This figure isn’t just fraud on an individual or opportunistic scale, but also the result of insurance fraud networks who represent an industry unto themselves.

whitePaper | March 7, 2023

Written by Sovos’ team of regulatory specialists, this guide for insurers provides everything you need to know about the IPT regulatory landscape. A mix of deep dive country-by-country information in addition to guidance on IPT and the digital tax landscape, this guide is for any insurer wanting to know more about IPT compliance. Despite its focus on Europe, our guide also explores other jurisdictions in Asia, Australia, North and South America. This guide is your trusted source of information wherever in the world you write business.

whitePaper | April 28, 2022

This brochure is designed to assist firms seeking to do business with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). It outlines the FDIC’s mission, organization, operational requirements, contracting policies and procedures, and information about the Minority and Women Owned Program (MWOP). It discusses the specific ways a business should go about trying to fulfill our contracting needs.