Asa Gibson

Articles by Asa Gibson

  • Blip, trend or poor model? Insurers respond to shift in mortality projections

    06 October 2015

    Recent mortality projections for England and Wales have led some observers to question whether this marks the start of a new trend – or the need to build a new model. Asa Gibson reports

  • Ferma launches professional certification scheme

    05 October 2015

    More options for European risk managers seeking accreditation

  • L&G strikes $900m bulk annuity deal with Philips' US unit

    02 October 2015

    The deal marks the insurer's first foray into US pension risk transfer market

  • Speed becomes vital in cyber attack responses

    01 October 2015

    In part 2 of this feature on cyber attack and the EU's data breach law, Asa Gibson reports on how insurers are responding to the threat

  • European insurers' assets worth €6.9trn in Q2

    01 October 2015

    ECB values total liabilities at €6.64trn

  • Ageas at odds with regulator over 0% charge for regional government bonds

    30 September 2015

    FSMA tells insurer to treat securities as corporate bond under the standard formula

  • EU data breach law puts risk managers on edge

    29 September 2015

    The EU is debating laws that would force companies to report data breaches within 72 hours of detection. Asa Gibson asks what this means for insurers

  • Ageas reveals Solvency II position

    29 September 2015

    Belgian insurer updates on internal model application and questions popularity of transitional measures

  • FSB endorses "first version" of the HLA

    28 September 2015

    Requirement will be revised before implementation in 2019

  • Just Retirement and Partnership launch £150m share issue

    25 September 2015

    Merger partners looking to smooth transition to Solvency II