News/comment

Swiss Re returns to profit

18 February 2010

De-risking ahead of schedule

Published in: Corporate strategy, Capital - models, Investment risk

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Warren Buffett now Munich Re's biggest shareholder

12 February 2010

By Reuters News

Published in: Corporate strategy, Investment risk

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AIG moves ahead on AIA IPO, picks 7 more banks

11 February 2010

By Reuters News

Published in: Corporate strategy

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S&P strips Berkshire Hathaway of AAA rating

05 February 2010

By Reuters News

Published in: Corporate strategy, Capital - models

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Munich Re posts increased profits

02 February 2010

Group exceeds return expectations; reinsurance benefited from low natural catastrophe claims

Published in: Corporate strategy, Insurance risk, Investment risk

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“We will compete more strongly with the big four”

12 January 2010

Martin Pike stresses growth prospects of Towers Watson

Published in: Corporate strategy, Software

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$4bn merger creates Towers Watson

04 January 2010

Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt finalize deal

Published in: Corporate strategy

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IERM’s top stories chart 2009’s risk management challenges

27 November 2009

The financial crisis and the toughening demands of Solvency II have been a combined test like no other for companies this year

Published in: Corporate strategy, Capital - models, Risk governance, Insurance risk, Investment risk, ALM, Market risks, Operational risk, Longevity - mortality, Catastrophe - weather, Software, Regulation - supervision

Analysis

Better integration and communication of risks needed

06 January 2010

This should be the aim of insurers in 2010, along with a more pragmatic approach to modelling and lobbying for simpler regulation. Industry experts outline these and other developments they’d like to see in ERM this year

Published in: Corporate strategy, Capital - models, Risk governance, Software, Regulation - supervision

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2010 will bring many challenges, warn risk experts

05 January 2010

Among them: increasing regulatory burdens, a talent shortage, investment dilemmas and looming inflation. Our panel of industry soothsayers spell out their concerns.

Published in: Corporate strategy, Capital - models, Risk governance, Insurance risk, Investment risk, Market risks, Catastrophe - weather, Software, Regulation - supervision

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Corporate restructuring driven not just by tax

19 August 2009

The trend in insurance for restructuring and redomestication is set to continue, but factors other than just tax play a part in this, explain Stuart Higgins and Jim Bichard

Published in: Corporate strategy, Accounting - tax

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Insurers should take a fresh look at their own pension funds

03 July 2009

UK Insurers that operate defined benefit pensions can reduce the cost of their regulatory capital if they take a more holistic view, says Yasheen Rajan

Published in: Corporate strategy, Risk governance, Investment risk

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(Re)insurers face difficult choices on capital

10 February 2009

The range of options for bolstering capital has decreased as the credit crunch has intensified. Risk retention vehicles may have a role to play, argue Adrian Richardson and John Reed

Published in: Corporate strategy, Capital - models

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The risks multiply for insurers in 2009

06 January 2009

The fall-out from the banking crisis could ensnare the insurance industry this year -- unless it rises to the challenges highlighted by the experts below. Jessica Baylis reports.

Published in: Corporate strategy, Risk governance, Insurance risk, Investment risk