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Aegon leads, Aviva lags in reducing leverage
19 September 2013Insurers to continue using excess cash to pay off debt, says Moody's
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Regulation: a billion-dollar problem that needs a strategic solution
06 September 2013The wave of post-crisis regulation has already cost insurers billions and the industry should act to avoid worsening the impact on the bottom line. Better coordination, scenario planning and implementation frameworks are needed, say Francesco Nagari and Seb Cohen
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Time to engage with recovery and resolution planning
07 August 2013The blueprints for recovery and resolution planning are still in development, but insurers of significance to both the global and domestic markets would do well to pay attention now, as David Strachan explains
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South African firms raise questions over SAM interim measures
06 August 2013New measures address deficiencies found by IMF
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Conduct risk: not just another category for the risk register
02 August 2013The UK's new financial conduct regulator is taking a close look at the insurance industry, but how can firms ensure they don't find themselves embroiled in a mis-selling scandal? Andrew Bird explains
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Irish regulator to mandate CRO role
01 August 2013All insurers should have a chief risk officer, says CBI
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Private equity investors to keep driving insurance sector M&A
30 July 2013Capital considerations key to divestment decisions, says EY
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New York quizzes reinsurers on compliance with Iran sanctions
25 July 2013Firms face fines and bans for breaching new rules
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Irish regulator fines Quinn €5m for asset, solvency failings
18 July 2013But not in the public interest to impose it, says Central Bank of Ireland
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Why big data is a big deal
17 July 2013It's often said that insurance will be one of the many industries to benefit from the big data revolution. Peggy Brinkmann and Nancy Watkins break down the buzzwords and explain the techniques insurers can use to improve their risk analysis, detection of claims fraud and marketing