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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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Bonds take bigger slice of UK pension assets
29 January 2013Exceeded equity investments again last year, says NAPF
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Eiopa aims for consistency between supervisory colleges
29 January 2013Has released report on last year and plan for 2013
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LTG impact study may not end Solvency II delays
29 January 2013Insurance Europe and KPMG warn of "challenging timetable"
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L&G appoints new CRO
28 January 2013Simon Gadd takes over from Andrea Blance
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Negative outlook for life insurers but stable for P&C, says Moody's
28 January 2013Both impacted by Solvency II and SMI
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LTG assessment could have huge implications for annuity firms, says Deloitte
25 January 2013While UK MEP Fox slams ex-ante decision
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Learning from Japan's 'lost decades'
24 January 2013With much of Europe mired in a deepening recession, the parallels with Japan's 'lost decades' become ever more acute. Paul Fulcher and Teoman Kaplan explore whether European insurers can learn from their Japanese peers in how to deal with a prolonged state of stagnant economic growth and low interest rates
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Aon Benfield offers index-based weather reinsurance
23 January 2013Swiss Re-backed product an alternative to aggregate cat reinsurance cover
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Bernardino: SII interim guidelines will be flexible
23 January 2013Gradual implementation envisaged from 1 January 2014