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The heat is on for US asset-intensive reinsurance regulations
29 August 2024At its summer meeting, the NAIC put forward proposals for tightening up the supervision of life reinsurance transactions. It could either spoil or secure what is now a very lucrative market. Sarfraz Thind reports
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LGRA's CEO talks up the three trillion PRT opportunity
26 August 2024George Palms has built Legal and General Retirement America's US PRT business from scratch. But he sees much more opportunity for growth, he tells Sarfraz Thind
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NAIC's asset-intensive reinsurance proposals fuel agony and ecstasy
02 August 2024Soon-to-be-unveiled US rules could have a dramatic impact on the business of asset-intensive reinsurance and have drawn a surge of conflicting opinions from consumers, insurers and regulatory advisors. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Asset-intensive reinsurance: the Bermuda question
05 July 2024No conversation on US life insurance happens without mention of Bermuda these days. The volumes of liabilities transferred to the island are staggering. But is this a sign of international alignment or regulatory arbitrage? Sarfraz Thind reports
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US insurers behind the climate risk eight ball
28 June 2024Ceres's latest report analysing insurer climate disclosures reveals the holes that exist in this hugely important task. Sarfraz Thind reports
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PE and insurance: perception versus reality
21 June 2024Private equity and alternative asset manager-owned life insurers have been accused of making risky investments and running opaque businesses intent on making a fast buck. The facts may not bear this out, as Sarfraz Thind reports in the first of a two-part article
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CRO of the year Americas: Halina von dem Hagen
13 June 2024Halina von dem Hagen sees risk everywhere. But her many years of insurance experience have told her the best way to meet it is not through avoidance, but structure.
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Global Atlantic's transformational technology officer
07 June 2024Padma Elmgart talks to Sarfraz Thind about her work in modernising the tech structure of the fast-growing US annuity provider
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The insurance implications of a US presidential election
17 May 2024Polarised politics, civil disorder and cyber-attacks are just some of the concerns insurance experts have raised about the build-up to the November election and its outcome. Paul Walsh reports
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Full steam ahead for US bulk annuity market
02 May 2024The rapidly growing US market for pension liabilities offers great potential for life insurers. However, there are concerns that litigation and regulatory changes could derail the progress achieved. Ronan McCaughey explains