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Mexican solvency reforms to test insurers' practices
09 August 2013Mexico is due to implement its version of Solvency II in April 2015, but companies will face challenges in improving their risk management, governance and disclosure practices. Lorna Davies reports
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DeLemps takes CRO role at Endurance
29 July 2013Adds risk management to underwriting responsibilities
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Nine global systemically important insurers named
19 July 2013The Financial Stability Board's designation of systemically risky insurers has brought howls of protest from the industry, but the impact on the nine firms is not easy to gauge. Christopher Cundy reports
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Twelve Capital hires leading risk management academic
12 July 2013Markus Stricker joins Swiss insurance investment firm
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What the LTGA really says about the matching adjustment
10 July 2013A workable matching adjustment is critical for many insurers facing the prospect of complying with Solvency II, but Eiopa's recent study on long-term guarantee measures has left some aspects ambiguous and others unfeasible. Kim Durniat delves into Eiopa's concluding report to bring out the nuances
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Few insurers "totally satisfied" with ERM implementation
28 June 2013Inadequate resources and expertise is biggest barrier, says Barnett Waddingham survey
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RMS cloud will be AIR-less
21 June 2013Catastrophe modelling firms are promising to shift risk management into a higher gear with the launch of their various platforms and RMS has even thrown open its new service to third-party modellers. AIR Worldwide's Bill Churney explains why his firm won't be joining in
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German floods scenario model launched by Impact Forecasting
13 June 2013Based on images from German Aerospace Centre and Perils
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Prophet to interface with GEMS
10 June 2013SunGard's modelling software connects with Conning's economic scenario generator
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Austrian insurer licenses Conning ESG
07 June 2013Uniqa Group takes GEMS to support modelling with LSMC