Christopher Cundy

Articles by Christopher Cundy

  • EU supervisors order 24 insurers to hold billions of extra capital

    22 December 2017

    Extent of capital add-ons between 2% and 85% of SCR

  • UK proposes new rules for authorising foreign insurers as Brexit looms

    20 December 2017

    PRA adding thresholds and assessment factors for becoming a branch or subsidiary

  • IFRS 17 throws down technology challenge to insurers

    14 December 2017

    There is no single technology vendor offering a solution to the recently announced accounting standard, IFRS 17, and several parts will have to be custom built, according to PwC's Richard Hart. He caught up with Christopher Cundy to talk about about the opportunities these challenges present and the strategies the industry is taking

  • IAIS reveals thinking on activities-based approach to systemic risk

    08 December 2017

    Preliminary consultation paper suggests focus should be on insurers' liquidity and macroeconomic risks

  • Direct Line completes £350m RT1 debt issue

    08 December 2017

    First sterling issue of restricted tier 1 debt

  • Legal & General waves goodbye to with-profits in $900m Swiss Re deal

    06 December 2017

    ReAssure unit of Swiss giant will take on 1.1m closed-book policies

  • Former US insurance commissioner to lead Bermuda re/insurance association

    05 December 2017

    John Huff to replace Brad Kading

  • Dutch insurer completes index-based longevity hedge

    30 November 2017

    Protects against longevity trend risk in €3bn of liabilities

  • WTW launches Igloo 5 modelling software

    29 November 2017

    First delivery of "next generation" capital modelling software

  • Bermuda ready to negotiate covered agreement with US

    28 November 2017

    Waiting for US to come to the table