-
Reinterpreting the role of the CRO
01 April 2014Despite the growing presence of chief risk officers (CROs) in the senior management teams of European insurers the industry is a long way from a common view of the role, and universally deriving value from it, say Mike Wilkinson and Patricia Mackenzie.
-
Regulatory change to increase reinsurance buying
13 March 2014But North American CFOs say they are unlikely to use different structures
-
Restricting access to health data creates competition issue
07 March 2014Changing rules on access to UK national health data may have consequences for actuarial research and could make it harder to develop new products - and for new entrants to break into life insurance markets. Christopher Cundy reports
-
RiskAgility Financial Modeller to replace MoSes
26 February 2014Towers Watson calls it "next-generation" software for life insurers
-
LCP hires PPO actuary
19 February 2014Sarah MacDonnell joins from Towers Watson
-
FCA dices with actuaries in annuity profits probe
14 February 2014The UK's Financial Conduct Authority wants to make the annuity markets more competitive, but tackling excess profitability and price differentiation may be a bigger challenge than it thinks. Christopher Cundy reports
-
Towers Watson appoints global head of investment
12 February 2014Chris Ford is succeeding Carl Hess
-
"A year of two halves" for 2013 mortality rates
03 February 2014England and Wales data shows big disparity between first and second halves of the year
-
Annuity firms need own view of longevity improvement
29 January 2014Individual UK annuity providers should confront the fact that their exposures to longevity risk from people living longer may be materially different from those indicated by the UK Office for National Statistics figures, says Matthew Edwards
-
American life insurers admit regulatory challenges
16 January 2014Half of North American life industry expecting to change product design