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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“Insurers must reassess risk management”

12 February 2010

E&Y identifies the most significant challenges for the industry in 2010

Published in: Capital - models, Risk governance, Investment risk, Regulation - supervision

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Sovereign woes see funds seeking swaps cashflows

10 February 2010

By Reuters News

Published in: Investment risk, ALM

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US life insurance rating outlook still negative -Moody's

03 February 2010

By Reuters News

Published in: Capital - models, Investment risk

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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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EU insurance watchdog's annuity report due mid-Feb

01 February 2010

By Reuters News

Published in: Investment risk, ALM, Regulation - supervision

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Global pension funds rebound in 2009

01 February 2010

But poor systemic design in the industry persists, says Towers Watson

Published in: Investment risk

Analysis

Do insurers pose a systemic risk?

18 February 2010

The case against the banks is pretty damning, given the financial crisis. But insurers? As regulators fret over who and what causes systemic risk, the insurance industry is on the defensive. Jessica Baylis sifts through the arguments over its systemic relevance.

Published in: Investment risk, Market risks, Regulation - supervision

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Why the valuation of RMBS holdings needed changing

12 January 2010

The NAIC found many flaws in the way that mortgage securities held by US insurers have been rated in the past and decided on a different approach, as Michael A Cohen explains

Published in: Investment risk

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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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How ERM evolved over the past year

22 December 2009

Fourteen experts pick the key lessons learned for risk professionals in 2009. Their views on what to expect in 2010 will be posted after the holidays.

Published in: Capital - models, Risk governance, Insurance risk, Investment risk, ALM, Market risks

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Swiss Re focuses on realigning its investments

07 October 2009

Matching them with the long-term obligations of the reinsurance business is the key, says asset management head David Blumer in an interview with Stuart Collins

Published in: Investment risk, Market risks

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How level will the Solvency II playing field be?

09 September 2009

Some in the UK fear the FSA will apply the directive more strictly than its continental counterparts. Will “harmonization” succeed? Jessica Baylis investigates

Published in: Investment risk, Regulation - supervision