Archive

  • Shareholders approve $18bn Towers Watson and Willis merger

    11 December 2015

    Merger-of-equals set to complete early in the New Year

  • Towers Watson investor brands proposed Willis deal a "take-under"

    10 December 2015

    Opposition remains strong despite new terms as Willis and Towers Watson prepare for shareholder showdown

  • Towers Watson poaches Aviva's capital management director

    08 December 2015

    Marcus Bowser joins the consultant's growing insurance leadership team

  • Towers Watson and Willis merger meetings postponed

    18 November 2015

    Reports suggest insufficient support from Towers Watson shareholders

  • Solvency II fuels risk of model convergence

    16 November 2015

    The demands of regulatory approval are creating a lack of diversity in insurance models and driving an increase in systemic risk, according to a joint industry and academic study. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • How a 100% SCR stopped being sufficient capital

    12 November 2015

    Insurers are holding capital buffers larger than the minimum required under Solvency II, but is it the fault of the rules, the regulators or the market? Hugo Coelho reports

  • InsuranceERM/Towers Watson Risk Technology Report

    29 October 2015

    Senior risk and capital executives share their thoughts on risk technology, the pressures the industry faces, downsides of adopting new technology and the future shape of the industry.

  • Life insurers raise longevity risk calibrations

    26 October 2015

    UK firms will hold more capital under Solvency II

  • Technology vendors prepare for a new chapter

    22 October 2015

    Christopher Cundy charts the trends in risk and capital management software as the Solvency II implementation date nears

  • Aviva wins £2.4bn longevity deal

    15 September 2015

    Insures risk in pension plan of brewer Heineken