Christopher Cundy

Articles by Christopher Cundy

  • AM Best compares its BCAR with Solvency II

    05 August 2019

    Capital adequacy measures positively correlated, but not strongly

  • Swiss Re's ReAssure acquires former Old Mutual business

    05 August 2019

    Quilter plc sells closed UK life business to ReAssure

  • Bermudan life reinsurer 777 Re seals first deal

    02 August 2019

    Reinsures block of US annuity business

  • Karel Van Hulle: "I want the objectives of Solvency II to be remembered"

    01 August 2019

    As a former head of insurance and pensions at the European Commission, Karel Van Hulle was central to the development of Solvency II. To coincide with the launch of his book on the directive, he talks to Christopher Cundy about its gestation, flaws and future development

  • PIC sparks up £3.4bn bulk annuity deal with BAT

    01 August 2019

    Largest ever transaction for specialist UK insurer

  • Arch to acquire Lloyd's insurer Barbican

    31 July 2019

    Deal will help Arch sell reinsurance through Lloyd’s and enable access to third-party capital

  • European insurers reject idea of standardised climate risk assessments

    30 July 2019

    Insurance Europe reacts to Eiopa’s proposals for integrating sustainability in Solvency II

  • Moody's acquires RiskFirst's PFaroe, eyes expansion into insurance markets

    30 July 2019

    Opportunities in bulk annuity markets and connecting liabilities with assets

  • Coface submits application for Solvency II partial internal model

    26 July 2019

    Switch from standard formula will mitigate planned changes to calibrations

  • Dispute over equivalency of actuarial qualifications returns to court

    22 July 2019

    The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries faces appeal over 2018 race discrimination case