Archive

  • Reinsurance buying evolves as Solvency II kicks off

    12 January 2016

    The arrival of Solvency II has not dominated the 1 January reinsurance renewals, but it is having a fundamental effect on buying strategies, according to brokers. Christopher Cundy reports

  • Insurers set to take £32bn in pension risk in 2016

    12 January 2016

    Willis Towers Watson predicts activity to increase in longevity hedging and bulk annuity markets after a slow start

  • RPC Consulting hires ex-PwC insurance partner

    11 January 2016

    Chris Carson joins London-based RPC

  • Maerkert to replace Mueller as Hannover Re CRO

    11 January 2016

    Long-standing CRO Mueller to retire this month

  • Fitch: Solvency II transitionals 'distort' comparisons

    11 January 2016

    Rating agency will not use Solvency II reporting to assist ratings

  • Sylvia Cronin on the difficulties facing Irish insurers

    11 January 2016

    The pile of reporting templates will put the industry to test, says Irish supervisor

  • Floods inflict £1.3bn losses on UK insurers

    11 January 2016

    Average payout for each domestic claim expected to be £50,000, says ABI

  • First risk-free rate term structure of the Solvency II era available

    08 January 2016

    Eiopa provides information relevant to the calculation of December's liabilities

  • Numerix expands real-world coverage in CrossAsset

    08 January 2016

    Hull-White and Cox-Ingersoll-Ross 2-factor models introduced

  • Kevin Borrett on the faults of the matching adjustment

    08 January 2016

    Lobbying to include morbidity risk products in the list of eligible products for the adjustment is a priority for 2016, says Unum's chief risk officer