Archive

  • Sompo to trial blockchain for parametric insurance products

    26 September 2016

    Japanese insurer claims technology drives costs down

  • Commission approves French reinsurance scheme

    26 September 2016

    CCR's government guarantee does not breach state aid rules

  • Amdal appointed CFO in Gjensidige management reshuffle

    26 September 2016

    Moves come ahead of 190 job losses

  • UK general insurers keep hiring despite Brexit uncertainties

    26 September 2016

    PwC/CBI finds 33% have not analysed the impact of Brexit on staff

  • Eiopa puts insurance resolution back on the agenda

    23 September 2016

    Authority to consult on minimum harmonisation of tools and powers before year-end

  • Commission is 'tabooing' sovereign risk, says MEP

    22 September 2016

    Sven Giegold fears treatment of government bonds will be excluded from 2018 Solvency II review

  • Lloyd's director plays down regulator's fears over capital

    22 September 2016

    Soft market impact is limited and model drift unlikely, says finance director

  • Credit downgrades raise strategic questions for insurers

    22 September 2016

    Investors are questioning the impact of credit downgrades on insurers' Solvency II balance sheets. Hugo Coelho investigates how firms are gauging this risk and why they resist putting a figure on it

  • Insurers caught off-guard by Priips 'soft launch'

    22 September 2016

    Experts advise firms to identify products and data they need to perform the calculations

  • FCA scales down plan to probe big data pricing

    21 September 2016

    Regulator still fears higher costs and lack of cover for some