Archive

  • Swiss franc appreciation puts pressure on solvency ratios, says Moody's

    17 February 2015

    Constraints for Swiss insurers paying dividends in francs and reporting in dollars

  • Fairfax to acquire Brit Insurance for £1.22bn

    17 February 2015

    Latest in series of major M&A deals

  • Nat cat property losses are spawning casualty claims

    16 February 2015

    Swiss Re paper suggests growing link

  • PRA picks holes in internal model applications

    16 February 2015

    Insurers falling behind on contingency planning, documentation supporting expert judgment and validation

  • Solvency II capital requirement could be 'gamed' with reinsurance

    16 February 2015

    Standard formula is blind to some contract terms

  • Ageas stalls on Solvency II disclosure

    13 February 2015

    Waiting for key decisions from regulators

  • Commission urged to adopt common rules for recovery and resolution

    12 February 2015

    Inconsistent member state frameworks pose risk to financial stability, Eiopa warns

  • Hong Kong: on the road to RBC

    12 February 2015

    It is early days for the development of Hong Kong's risk-based capital regime, but insurers already fear it will bring substantial changes to their businesses. Hugo Coelho reports

  • Zurich loses 2% of capital ratio to FX move

    12 February 2015

    No plans to increase investment risk

  • NN Group may apply for partial internal model

    12 February 2015

    Solvency II ratio at an estimated 200%