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IERM Comment: Hiring former regulators is not a good sign

Economic scenario generators: a means to many ends

ESGs are widely used in capital calculations and enterprise risk management. Hal Pedersen and Stephen Sonlin explain how these critical tools work and what to look for in a good one

PRA to get veto over volatility adjustment

Treasury concerned about insurers' liquidity

L&G discloses economic capital ratio of 261%

Solvency II ratio will be lower

L&G shrugs off individual annuity market collapse

Insurer mulls equity release launch and re-jig of income drawdown solutions

SwissRe shrinks cat book, but holds prices

Profitability of life and health business slumps

NN Group profits from closed book hedges

Solvency ratio increases to 271% after ING's capital injection

UK top insurance regulator to join Prudential

Julian Adams to take up role of group regulatory director next year

Hannover Re balances shrinking American market with Asian growth

Absence of major losses boosts underwriting result

Risk elephants are lurking in your business

Despite the great efforts that go into identifying and managing risks, there are some ever-present hazards that just do not get the attention they deserve. A recent IFoA working party sought to find out more about these elephants in the room. Christopher Cundy reports.