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ALM and capital management under Hong Kong's RBC

Richard Chan, Hong Kong chief investment officer and Asia head of ALM at Axa, discusses Hong Kong's forthcoming risk-based capital regime and how insurers will respond

South Africa commits $1.4bn to restore solvency at Sasria

State-owned political violence insurer suffered enormous losses in last year's riots

Fitch: Japanese non-life market's positive outlook

Bigger does not mean better for insurers

Expanding an insurance business in good times typically meant growing profits. In today's tougher economic environment, Europe's largest insurers are being much more prudent about spending capital, and are only considering very careful expansion, as David Walker writes

Europe's insurers repair Covid damage to solvency ratios

Eiopa data reveals patterns of ratios, premiums and claims

Scepticism about the UK's Solvency II savings

The UK government is projecting a meaningful reduction in capital requirements from its prudential regulation reforms. But some question whether the redesign will make any difference, as Christopher Cundy reports

Abrupt interest rate hikes could hurt insurers

Moody's spells out how a steep and rapid rise in rates may affect insurers

Axa gains approval for internal reinsurer

Sarah Williams cultivates new risk strategy at Guardian Life

Sarah Williams found a new job and a new hobby during the pandemic. Now chief risk officer at Guardian Life - and a keen gardener - she is planning to make both flourish, as she explains to Ronan McCaughey

CRO role expanded at Aviva's internal reinsurer