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European insurers see embedded values rise
17 July 2014New business aiding recovery says Milliman
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Going off-trail on internal models
17 July 2014Over the past three years, about one in three UK insurers intending to build an internal model have scrapped their plans. More could follow before April next year, when the formal applications are due. Hugo Coelho investigates.
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VIF monetisation transactions on the rise in the UK
20 June 2014Insurers seeking capital optimisation and enhanced liquidity drive surge in sales of future cash-flows
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Annuity changes put corporate bonds under pressure
23 April 2014Revisions to the UK's legislation around annuities is causing insurers to rethink investment strategies. Hardeep Dhillon examines the impact on sterling capital markets and demand for assets
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PRA issues statement on deferred tax assets under SII
17 April 2014Highlights areas requiring particular attention from insurers
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Derivatives used for hedging by two out of three life insurers
14 April 2014Interest-rate, equity and currency risks are the main ones hedged, Milliman survey finds
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The UK pensions bombshell: opportunities among the wreckage?
11 April 2014The UK annuities market is undergoing a dramatic change as the rules on retirement products are rewritten. In this article, Christopher Cundy looks at five major implications for products and strategy
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Exploring the regulator's approach to risk culture
26 March 2014Using the theory of plural rationality, Dave Ingram, Michael Thompson, Alice Underwood and Elliot Varnell describe how the various approaches to insurance and financial regulation deal with risk - and how they cope in a crisis
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PIC bolsters risk team with hires from Milliman
20 March 2014William Coatesworth and Elliot Varnell to join pensions insurer
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The ORSA gallops around the world
14 January 2014Common in concept, but implemented according to local taste, the own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA) has become a global tool for risk management and supervision. Eamonn Phelan and Padraic O'Malley document the spread of ORSA reporting