Archive

  • Allianz: 'UFR should remain at 4.2%'

    12 May 2016

    CFO wades in on Eiopa's consultation

  • Allianz sells Taiwan life book in Solvency II shape-up

    10 May 2016

    Insurer will focus on unit-linked and capital-efficient life products

  • Longevity reinsurance as tool for regulatory arbitrage is "unacceptable" - PRA

    06 May 2016

    Reinsurance is helping insurers to reduce the Solvency II risk margin

  • Prudential Financial seals third longevity reinsurance deal with L&G

    29 April 2016

    Supports growth of L&G's bulk annuity business

  • Bafin's Hufeld backs maximum guaranteed rate cut

    26 April 2016

    Change would do little to ease the pain of low interest rates on German life insurers, Fitch says

  • 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

  • UK secondary annuity market could be worth £2.4bn

    26 April 2016

    IFoA survey reveals 1-in-5 may cash in their policies

  • Dutch insurers to take full blow of UFR reduction

    21 April 2016

    Transitional arrangements should ease the pain for German insurers

  • FCA highlights consumer risks in secondary annuity market plan

    21 April 2016

    UK authority proposes rules for market that will kick off in 2017

  • Eiopa's UFR review suggests euro rate of 3.7%

    20 April 2016

    Consultation proposes annual review of rates with change limits