News

  • Aviva announces £500m UK infrastructure investment

    19 December 2013

    Insurer says commitment is a "direct result" of Solvency II

  • NAIC approves four countries for reduced reinsurer collateral

    19 December 2013

    Conditional qualification for Bermuda, Germany, Switzerland and the UK

  • Insured cat losses halve in 2013

    18 December 2013

    But almost twice as many lives lost, says Swiss Re

  • Sompo acquires Canopius for £594m

    18 December 2013

    Japanese insurer to take full ownership of Lloyd's syndicate

  • New participants enable £2.5bn longevity swap for AstraZeneca's pension fund

    17 December 2013

    The transaction hedges the longevity risk of around 10,000 members

  • France will not comply with Solvency II governance guidelines

    17 December 2013

    But insurers still expected to meet requirements

  • S&P downgrades RSA (updated)

    17 December 2013

    Insurer dropped from 'A' to 'A-' following CEO's resignation

  • IAIS launches consultation on capital requirements for G-SIIs

    16 December 2013

    Basic capital requirement is a prelude to other international standards

  • Swiss Re's CFO to join Zurich

    16 December 2013

    George Quinn will take up CFO role at Zurich early next year

  • PRA sets robust internal model timetable

    16 December 2013

    Firms late with their models will join "the end of the queue"