Archive

  • UK insurers to participate in climate stress tests in 2021

    21 June 2019

    Bank of England governor Mark Carney has set deadline for UK financial institutions

  • Syndicates hail results of Lloyd's 'Decile 10' process

    04 April 2019

    Power back in underwriters’ hands for “first time in several years,” says one syndicate

  • Five insurers join UK climate risk forum

    12 March 2019

    The forum aims to build capacity and share best practice across financial regulators and industry

  • Scottish Widows offloads staff pension scheme to save £600m in capital

    20 February 2019

    Transferred to Lloyds Bank as part of ring-fencing restructure

  • German life book consolidation: cultural shift needed

    18 October 2018

    Following the sale of Generali Leben to Viridium, the largest-ever transfer of a German life book, participants are hopeful it will convince doubtful minds and open the door to more deals. Christopher Cundy reports

  • Insurers far from being family and diversity-friendly organisations

    04 October 2018

    Panellists at last week's Dive In festival said they were encouraged by the insurance industry's willingness to improve policies on work-life balance and diversity, but warned there is still a long way to go. Ronan McCaughey reports

  • Standard Life Aberdeen profits take a hit in "tough market"

    07 August 2018

    Challenging market conditions led to a 12% drop in pre-tax profits

  • Cyber risk still a struggle for insurers

    30 May 2018

    Progress in managing cyber risk exposures is continuing, but are insurers doing enough to convince regulators that they understand what they're doing? Paul Walsh reports

  • LV= promotes finance director to general insurance CRO

    23 March 2018

    Kieran O'Keeffe replaces Raphael Borrel

  • Prudential Financial reinsures $1.8bn of longevity risk

    05 February 2018

    Deal covers annuities of more than 10,000 people