Analysis

• Don't let SIMR put you in the hot seat

  10 May 2016

  Ian Gardner and Omar Ripon reveal the questions you should ask to avoid falling foul of the Senior Insurance Managers Regime

• "ICS is not self-executing, it is something on the shelf"

  05 May 2016

  NAIC president John Huff tells Hugo Coelho how group capital rules may have little impact on US insurers and warns of the consequences of a covered agreement between the US and the EU

• Optimising hypothecation in matching adjustment portfolios

  28 April 2016

  Creating the best possible matching adjustment portfolio involves many aspects. James Sharpe explains the difference that optimal hypothecation can make

• Unfreezing the UFR

  26 April 2016

  The revised methodology for calculating the ultimate forward rate may not be a catastrophe for all insurers with long-term liabilities, but it will put an unwelcome spotlight on solvency and accelerate the redesign of products. Hugo Coelho reports

• Eiopa builds its toolkit for Solvency II convergence

  21 April 2016

  Convergence in the implementation of Solvency II is a top priority for Eiopa. Hugo Coelho talks to Andrew Candland, head of the unit tasked with bringing supervisors into line

• NAIC meeting roundup: PBR in the pocket, cyber in a mess

  15 April 2016

  State insurance commissioners have taken stock of their efforts to steal a march on federal authorities during their spring get together in New Orleans. Hugo Coelho reports

• The regulator who became an innovator

  14 April 2016

  Waleed Sarwar quit a steady job for the thrills and spills of tech entrepreneurship. He talks to Asa Gibson about his experiences so far

• Low yield curves and the move to absolute/normal volatilities

  14 April 2016

  Low and negative yield curves pose a major challenge to insurers using Black's formula for interest rate option pricing. Nick Jessop lays out the considerations for a move to absolute/normal volatilities

• Insurers to test the limits of MA benefits

  05 April 2016

  Optimisation was one of the terms that stood out in year-end reports, as differences in approaches to asset eligibility and hedging solutions in matching adjustment portfolios emerged. Hugo Coelho reports

• Carlos Montalvo: Eiopa was a 9-to-141 job

  30 March 2016

  In his final days in office, Carlos Montalvo talks to Hugo Coelho about his legacy as the executive director of Eiopa and the challenges facing the authority over the next decade