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Swedish regulator to implement SII discount rate
19 February 2013Already has temporary floor in place
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Contingent capital "shows promise" as cushion for stressed firms
14 February 2013CAS paper provides pricing and valuation models
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Munich Re reports €3.2bn profit despite Sandy loss
05 February 2013Reinsurer plans to raise its annual dividend to €7
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Pushing forward on principles-based reserving
31 January 2013US life insurers may soon be setting their reserves according to principles devised by the NAIC. In a Q&A with InsuranceERM, Julie McPeak, Tennessee insurance commissioner, explains the path ahead
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Searching for the right proxy approaches to life
29 January 2013Care has to be taken in using replicating portfolio techniques, least-squares Monte Carlo approaches and curve fitting for estimating the risk capital of a life insurer, as Tigran Kalberer and Zeljko Strkalj explain
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The US ORSA will benefit ERM, say majority of P/C insurers
24 January 2013But Towers Watson survey also shows 21% see ORSA as compliance-driven
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Skilled people leaving banking for insurance
21 January 2013Optimism and profitability also up for UK life and general insurance, PwC and CBI survey finds