Archive

  • Tier 1 debt issuance on cards as Solvency II grandfathering expires

    11 April 2018

    Nearly €5bn of grandfathered debt due to expire before 2020

  • Lloyd's syndicates issue capital calls exceeding $500m after horror 2017

    10 April 2018

    Insurance pools call on Names to help repair damage

  • Swiss Re posts a rival-beating Solvency II coverage ratio

    04 April 2018

    Own calculations put ratio at more than 310%

  • Scor promotes actuary to head of reserving, modelling and risk management

    03 April 2018

    Ecaterina Nisipasu's appointment forms part of reshuffle

  • Scor predicts three-pronged impact of AI on reinsurance

    22 March 2018

    Scor envisages the impact of Artificial Intelligence will parallel developments seen in the medicine and auto industries.

  • Aon Benfield appoints former Axa Re CEO to lead capital advisory division

    07 March 2018

    Eric Paire also previously held senior positions at French reinsurer Scor

  • Scor issues $625m of RT1 debt

    07 March 2018

    First US dollar-denominated issue of restricted tier 1 debt

  • Insurers make 'short work' of SFCR internal model disclosures

    27 February 2018

    David Walker compares how firms describe internal models in their solvency and financial condition reports and considers how the practice may evolve

  • Moody's confirms end of deleveraging trend

    27 February 2018

    Volatile solvency ratios could trigger more subordinated debt issuance

  • 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