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  • Solvency II securitisation charges remain turn-off for insurers

    19 March 2014

    Capital charges high compared to other asset classes

  • UK life insurers shocked by pensions rule change

    19 March 2014

    Pensioners will no longer have to buy an annuity at retirement

  • RSA's Irish losses - bad luck or bad management?

    19 March 2014

    RSA's risk management was put under the spotlight last year by a host of unfortunate events, not least an accounting scandal that contributed to a £200m loss at its Irish division. Exonerated by external auditors, the incident has nonetheless raised questions around RSA's risk culture. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Resolution sees "considerable work" to meet Solvency II requirements

    19 March 2014

    Life insurance group to rebrand as Friends Life

  • Nat cats cause €1.4bn loss for German P&C insurers

    18 March 2014

    Claims expenditure ratio climbs to 102%

  • SST raises awareness of asset risk

    17 March 2014

    But the regulation is positive for Swiss insurers, says Fitch

  • PRA launches internal model consultation paper

    17 March 2014

    Supervisory statement aimed at general insurers

  • NAIC calls for US to wield influence at FSB

    14 March 2014

    National Association of Insurance Commissioners wants bolstered US participation

  • KPMG recruits McKinsey, EY insurance consultants

    13 March 2014

    Navdeep Arora and Justin Balcombe join UK insurance practice

  • Regulatory change to increase reinsurance buying

    13 March 2014

    But North American CFOs say they are unlikely to use different structures