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US insurers to hold $23bn more capital if ratings agency revises model
27 February 2013AM Best proposes lowering discount rate for non-life reserves from 5% to 4%
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Cat modellers set out their platforms
26 February 2013For Eqecat, AIR and RMS, the future is platforms and the promise to give clients more model transparency and control. Open-architecture initiatives such as Oasis are also gearing up. Lorna Davies details the developments
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Hiscox chief slams reporting burden, SII internal models
14 February 2013Global regulations are misguided, says Masojada
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Insurance enterprise risk managment: the state it's in
14 February 2013Insurers' satisfaction with ERM grows, but plans for using economic capital stall - these are among the seven key findings from Towers Watson's recent worldwide survey. Christopher Cundy asks Laura Santori and Martin Pike to explain
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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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Axa draws up ESG framework for sovereign debt
12 February 2013Environmental, social and governance indicators linked to bond performance
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Regulations put insurers "at risk of irrelevance"
12 February 2013Inability to create reliable pension products puts burden on governments
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URS adds cloud capability to Risk Explorer
12 February 2013Seven-hour model run times reduced to five minutes
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Sandy takes toll on US P&C earnings
07 February 2013Better results expected in 2013, says AM Best
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Canadian regulator issues draft ORSA guidelines
07 February 2013Launched life insurance QIS4 last month