Sarfraz Thind

Articles by Sarfraz Thind

  • Funded Re under the regulatory microscope

    10 December 2024

    Piggybacking off a booming life insurance market, the funded reinsurance business has grown to span continents. But the market has also attracted the beady eyes of regulators. What are the implications of increased oversight for funded reinsurance? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Chelsea FC owner forms new insurance-asset manager

    09 December 2024

    Venture aims to capitalise on "most attractive opportunity set in a long time"

  • ICS: IAIS members ready for implementation challenge after "mammoth project"

    05 December 2024

    Speakers at IAIS's South Africa conference positive on the new global capital standard

  • IAIS South Africa: "There is a lot to worry about," says Lesetja Kganyago

    05 December 2024

    South African Reserve Bank governor talks about global protection gaps and arduous ICS journey

  • Offshore reinsurance is "net credit negative" for US life insurers, says Moody's

    05 December 2024

    Regulators are looking into this development as volumes soar

  • Asset-intensive reinsurance set for significant growth, IAIS says

    03 December 2024

    But concerns over business motivations, concentration and complexity risks continue

  • Achmea and Sixth Street form venture to tap Dutch pension market

    02 December 2024

    Company will rank in top three Dutch pension and life providers

  • IR&C EMEA: Credibility is key motivator for insurance climate transition

    02 December 2024

    Greenwashing remains "a moving goalpost"

  • Insurers need to consider non-price factors for PRT, says Hymans Robertson

    29 November 2024

    Use of funded reinsurance is part of criteria pension funds should look at

  • Looking under the hood of Cayman Islands' life reinsurance

    28 November 2024

    Jeremy Trader, chief actuary at Cayman Islands-based Knighthead Annuity and Life, tells Sarfraz Thind it is important to look beyond the surface when judging the jurisdiction's value