Archive

  • PRA handcuffed by equivalence in brexit scenario

    01 March 2016

    Third-country status could cost UK insurers, Asa Gibson reports

  • "No one likes volatility - it is a natural reaction"

    25 February 2016

    Doug Caldwell, chief risk officer of NN Group, tells Hugo Coelho about the capital management under the evolving Solvency II framework

  • Risk qualifications stir up debate on CRO's role

    23 February 2016

    Attempts to professionalise risk management through certification schemes have reopened discussions about the evolving role of the chief risk officer. Asa Gibson reports

  • The Solvency II reform wish list

    18 February 2016

    How should the EU regulation be changed to encourage economic growth, remove unnecessary burdens, inconsistencies and unintended consequences? InsuranceERM analyses the responses to the Commission's call for evidence

  • Valuation issues persist for PPOs

    11 February 2016

    Periodical payment orders may be an established part of the UK motor insurance claims landscape but methods for reserving for them are still uncertain, as Rob Treen explains

  • Breaking down blockchain

    09 February 2016

    Talk about blockchain is reaching fever pitch in financial circles and applications for insurers are beginning to emerge. But confusion is rife and is clouding innovation, as Asa Gibson reports

  • Germany hits the brakes on its €32bn ZZR

    04 February 2016

    The ballooning level of additional interest rate reserves has prompted reforms to the rules, but few insurers took advantage in 2015. Hugo Coelho reports

  • ERM: the common theme to the new world of insurance regulation

    02 February 2016

    Rick Marx, Tom Ward and Mark Watson suggest how the pursuit of enterprise risk management can help US insurers find value in the mountain of regulations

  • Insurers bid to shrink the list of systemically important firms

    28 January 2016

    Martin Boer, director of regulatory affairs at Institute of International Finance, talks to Hugo Coelho about proposed changes in the methodology to designate insurers as global systemically important

  • Climate change and geo-economics: the global risks demanding ERM focus

    26 January 2016

    The latest World Economic Forum risks report provides useful indicators for CROs about the changing risk landscape. Asa Gibson reports