Analysis

• Ireland's insurers zero in on operational resilience

  19 June 2019

  Operational resilience is fast becoming the watchword for Ireland's re/insurance market and the country's insurance regulator. Ronan McCaughey explains

  

• Figuring out profit emergence under IFRS 9 and IFRS 17

  13 June 2019

  Gavin Conn and Steven Morrison examine how the choice of liability discount rate affects the expected profit emergence and earnings volatility under IFRS 9 and IFRS 17

  

• Regulatory doubts holding back advanced modelling

  11 June 2019

  US regulators are ill-equipped to oversee predictive models and may be slowing the adoption of new technologies, says a study by the Society of Actuaries. Sarfraz Thind reports

  

• 2019 Atlantic hurricane season: facing the eye of the storm

  06 June 2019

  Forecasters are predicting a relatively average Atlantic hurricane season, but emerging risks could impact losses in unexpected ways. Paul Walsh and Sarfraz Thind report

  

• Why South Korea leads the way on IFRS 17

  04 June 2019

  South Korea has pioneered the adoption of the new accounting standard for insurance contracts, as well as coping with preparations for a new capital standard at the same time. Martin Sarjeant explains how

  

• NAIC forum: technology, data science and Brexit

  30 May 2019

  The NAIC's international meeting this month proved a lively affair. Beyond the regulatory dissection, participants had a lot to say on issues ranging from technology to Brexit. Sarfraz Thind reports

  

• Setting the record straight on ICS 2.0

  28 May 2019

  Paul Walsh speaks to Victoria Saporta, IAIS executive committee chair, to discuss the outlook for the global insurance capital standard (ICS)

  

• Credit insurers shelter from the crossfire in trade wars

  23 May 2019

  The health of the trade credit insurance sector is linked to a thriving global economy, so how does a trade war between the two biggest nations affect the business? David Walker reports

  

• GDPR - 365 days later

  21 May 2019

  Insurers were vocal about the challenges they faced from the EU's General Data Protection Regulation's (GDPR) implementation last May. Ahead of its one year anniversary, Paul Walsh considers the lessons learned, the ongoing challenges and what the future holds

  

• Comment: on the Solvency II matching adjustment and credit risk capital

  20 May 2019

  Craig Turnbull argues whether the matching adjustment results in EU life insurers holding a prudent amount of capital to support the long-term credit default risk in their fixed income portfolios