Archive

  • Marsh poaches head of risk from National Australia Bank

    07 April 2015

    Sally Williams replaces John Nicholson, who has retired

  • Eiopa sticks to its guns on Solvency II recovery plans

    07 April 2015

    Commission advised on rules for insurers found in breach of capital requirements

  • Reinsurance is flexible and cost-effective for Solvency II capital needs

    02 April 2015

    There are other advantages, too, over equity and hybrid capital, which are more complex to issue, as Peter Bärnreuther and Norbert Kuschel describe

  • PwC partner joins Towers Watson

    02 April 2015

    Frédéric Traimond to lead RCS division in southwest Europe

  • The three most overused phrases in insurance

    02 April 2015

    US insurers name the buzzwords of 2014

  • Germany takes brunt of windstorm Niklas

    01 April 2015

    Too soon for loss estimates

  • Data: it's a question of confidence

    Information is at the heart of effective risk and capital management, so making sure data solutions are robust is a necessity for modern insurers, as MBE's Andries Beukes explains

  • Endurance to acquire Montpelier Re for $1.83bn

    31 March 2015

    Combined cash and shares deal for Bermudian reinsurer

  • The future of appraisal valuations

    31 March 2015

    The contents of actuarial appraisal valuations in M&A situations are set to evolve with the arrival of Solvency II and updated accounting standards. Fergal O'Shea discusses the likely changes and considers how the appraisal reports will remain relevant.

  • Sovereign bonds not 'risk-free' for UK internal model firms

    31 March 2015

    PRA issues guidance one day ahead of application date