Archive

  • UK court approves Phoenix's threefold consolidation

    19 October 2023

    Part VII transfer will see three legacy firms rolled into Phoenix Life

  • UK MA reforms: opportunities come at considerable cost

    29 September 2023

    Life insurance experts share thoughts on PRA's consultation

  • PRA's Solvency UK comments welcomed by industry

    20 January 2023

    Remarks by Sam Woods scotched some rumours

  • Insurers happy with UK's Solvency II plans, but capital savings remain uncertain

    28 April 2022

    The government has grabbed positive headlines with its proposals to reform Solvency II, but the industry is cautious about the how they will pan out. Cintia Cheong reports

  • Confidence restored in Part VII transfer market after court ruling

    25 November 2021

    But others brand the PAC-Rothesay judgement "a travesty"

  • Shareholders' association slams UK's IFRS 17 discount rate paper

    16 July 2021

    UK Endorsement Board due to debate topic on 20 July

  • Anyone endorsing IFRS 17 must be "nobbled by industry", says Baroness Bowles

    29 April 2021

    Former MEP slams formation of UK's accounting standards Endorsement Board

  • Matching adjustment becomes a battleground in UK's Solvency II consultation

    23 February 2021

    Respondents to the UK's consultation on the future of Solvency II have taken starkly opposing positions on the matching adjustment, with some arguing for liberalisation and others for scrapping it. Christopher Cundy reports

  • Appeal court overturns block on Prudential-Rothesay Life annuity transfer

    02 December 2020

    Part VII transfer of £12bn of annuities to Rothesay set for second hearing

  • UK sets stage for endorsing IFRS 17

    14 September 2020

    Accounting standards board appoints ex-PwC partner Pauline Wallace as chair