Archive

  • Wefox shareholders inject €25m amid plans to shed carrier and continue as distributor

    01 July 2024

    German non-life retail insurer has been battling to avoid insolvency

  • Countries to begin assessing Insurance Capital Standard implementation in 2026 - UPDATED

    28 June 2024

    Latest version of ICS published ahead of finalisation later this year

  • What do capital model validators and social media influencers have in common?

    28 June 2024

    Wendy Kriz Evans identified the commonalities during LCP's annual capital seminar

  • IAG seals new reinsurance deals in bid to limit natcat losses, smooth earnings and cut capital bill

    28 June 2024

    The firm is expecting a A$350m lower capital requirement

  • ASR eyes €8bn of Dutch PRT business in next four years

    27 June 2024

    Estimates 40pp increase in solvency ratio from measures including internal model

  • The mixed picture for life backbook deals in Europe

    24 June 2024

    While life backbook consolidation in Germany seems to have stalled, in Spain it's a more a case of 'full steam ahead', David Walker finds

  • Prudential to return $2bn of capital after rating agencies clarify IFRS 17 position

    24 June 2024

    Moody's confirms half of CSM included in leverage ratio

  • R&Q turns to alternative transaction structure as it looks to seal Accredited sale

    19 June 2024

    Files for provisional liquidation and suspends trading of shares

  • The end of the road for matching adjustment reforms

    18 June 2024

    The long journey to update the UK's version of the Solvency II matching adjustment is finally complete. Nick Ford summarises the implications of the changes and what's in store for life insurers

  • Solvency UK reform expected to impact insurers' model governance most

    18 June 2024

    Results from Grant Thornton's 2024 general insurance capital modelling survey