Archive

  • Delta Lloyd allies with Fubon to avoid capital crisis

    16 March 2016

    Rights issue takes another twist as investor makes U-turn

  • Regulatory complexities prompt Old Mutual break-up

    11 March 2016

    Restrictions on fungibility and transferability of capital, and currency risk sensitivities hurt group capital ratio

  • Risky investments shrink non-life insurers' capital surplus

    10 March 2016

    Fitch Ratings assesses full-year results of three UK standard formula firms

  • Solvency II equity dampener hits the floor

    10 March 2016

    Back to level recorded at the height of the Eurozone crisis

  • Think carefully before risk-weighting government bonds

    07 March 2016

    UnipolSai's Cimbri delivers impassioned plea

  • Old Mutual reportedly planning break-up

    07 March 2016

    Multibillion pound offer tabled for Old Mutual Wealth, reports Sky

  • FCA probes six life insurers over fees

    03 March 2016

    Investigation could lead to fines and compensation payments to policyholders

  • Solvency II creates opportunity for notional hedging of unit-linked liabilities

    26 February 2016

    Approach could work well for diversified insurers, suggests Willis Towers Watson

  • Delta Lloyd lowers proposed rights issue to €650m

    24 February 2016

    Solvency ratio drops to 131% following deferred tax agreement

  • Breaking down blockchain

    09 February 2016

    Talk about blockchain is reaching fever pitch in financial circles and applications for insurers are beginning to emerge. But confusion is rife and is clouding innovation, as Asa Gibson reports