Archive

  • A fragile recovery?

    23 December 2014

    Genworth's announcement of a $600m charge related to its long-term care book has once again drawn attention to the sustainability of this market. Yet a closer look reveals a revised product which offers enticing possibilities for insurers, as Marcus Alcock discovers

  • Change in mortgage valuation hurts Aegon

    17 November 2014

    Dutch unit solvency ratio falls 20 percentage points in third quarter

  • US insurers should not fear interest rate spike

    08 October 2014

    CreditSights gauges sector exposure as QE ends

  • Capital boost of European insurers is "misleading"

    27 August 2014

    Reliance on unrealised gains exposes firms to interest rate rise

  • Optimising the capital structure

    24 July 2014

    By analysing the economic capital structure of European insurers, it is possible to gain a sense of their weaknesses and how they are likely to optimise their capital structure prospectively under Solvency II, according to Philippe Picagne and Raymond Tam

  • Weak capital structures could prompt tier 1 bond issuances

    08 July 2014

    Insurers have not optimised balance sheets says CreditSights