News

  • Costs to implement accounting standards soar

    25 October 2013

    Predicted budget to meet IFRS standards is now $25m-50m

  • Omnibus II trialogue makes no progress

    25 October 2013

    Crucial meeting set for 13 November

  • German life insurers face losses if interest rates remain low

    24 October 2013

    Mismatched assets and liabilities and high guarantees leave sector vulnerable, says Moody's

  • MetLife, Manulife say accounting proposals bring "unwarranted volatility"

    24 October 2013

    US life firms respond to the IASB's third exposure draft

  • Solvency II driving European reinsurance buying

    24 October 2013

    Life insurers are increasing their reinsurance to meet capital requirements

  • Low-cost modelling platform claims "ground breaking" computation speeds

    24 October 2013

    Marriott Sinclair's Tyche takes advantage of parallel processing

  • Solvency II still a factor in M&A activity

    23 October 2013

    Despite Western Europe being least attractive region, says survey

  • Goldman Sachs sells majority stake in Rothesay Life

    22 October 2013

    Blackstone, GIC and MassMutual buy into pensions insurer

  • Supervisors failing to adhere to basic principles

    22 October 2013

    "Heavy content" of Insurance Core Principles partly to blame

  • PRA "not looking for early implementation of Solvency II"

    21 October 2013

    UK's prudential regulator issues consultation on preparation guidelines