Archive

• China looks to merge financial regulators in major shake-up

  13 March 2018

  Banking and insurance supervisors to be combined

• Aviva exits Spain with sale of joint venture stakes

  23 February 2018

  The £178m sale increases Aviva's capital surplus by £150m.

• China's Rongfeng swoops in with bid for Ethniki

  13 February 2018

  Real estate group usurps Exin/Calamos bid for Greek insurer

• The long-term impacts of 2017's natural catastrophes

  06 February 2018

  Following the devastation caused by hurricanes and wildfires last year, Paul Walsh asks the industry what the lessons are for insurers and risk modellers

• Prudential Financial reinsures $1.8bn of longevity risk

  05 February 2018

  Deal covers annuities of more than 10,000 people

• Valuation standard shifts in European life run-off market

  05 February 2018

  Solvency II own funds eclipses embedded value as pricing yardstick, PwC says

• UK government sets date for SM&CR

  30 January 2018

  Senior Managers & Certification Regime rules will apply to insurers from December 2018

• Hong Kong approves IFRS 17 but concerned by timing and consistency

  05 January 2018

  Date of introduction coincides with new capital regime, putting burden on smaller firms

• Brexit pushes Sompo International to move EU operations to Luxembourg

  21 November 2017

  Third Japanese firm to do so

• MassMutual appoints permanent CRO

  04 October 2017

  Hires Geoffrey Craddock from its asset management affiliate