Archive

  • Credit spread is biggest risk for life insurers

    04 July 2014

    PwC survey reveals inconsistencies in SCR calculations

  • Zurich makes $300m loss on sale of Russian business

    04 July 2014

    Olma Group buying retail portfolio

  • IERM Comment

    03 July 2014

    Aspirations and resolutions

  • Another crisis could entail AIG and Prudential firesales

    03 July 2014

    Sifis present 'living wills' to Federal Reserve

  • Swiss Re to deploy $3bn of excess capital

    03 July 2014

    Seeking 11% return on equity

  • Sirius receives Lloyd's green light

    01 July 2014

    Syndicate to migrate to in-house managing agency

  • UK life insurers expect profits to fall

    30 June 2014

    CBI/PwC survey reveals continuing concern over flat investment income

  • Wei to run Aviva's life operations

    27 June 2014

    Joins from Great Eastern Holdings

  • Hedge funds bring risk and return to reinsurance business

    24 June 2014

    Hedge funds are changing the nature of reinsurance. The heavy emphasis on investment returns might serve them well in declining reinsurance markets, but there are risks involved with this approach. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Validus buys Western World for $690m

    24 June 2014

    Leverage will remain unchanged