Archive

  • South Korea's life reinsurance markets

    03 July 2026

    IFRS 17, K-ICS and legacy guarantees are pushing insurers toward coinsurance, mass lapse cover and other structured reinsurance tools, writes Rodney Gollo

  • Where the life insurance momentum is moving next, according to Zurich's Simon Woods

    01 July 2026

    Zurich sees ageing populations, strained state pension systems and growing retirement-income gaps as a major opening for life insurers - alongside corporate pension risk transfer. Martin Assmann reports

  • Bermuda's Premier David Burt: stability will continue under new leader

    23 June 2026

    As he prepares to step down, Burt argues Bermuda's advantage as an insurance hub no longer rests on tax, but on its regulatory framework, political stability and reputation for supporting innovation. Ronan McCaughey reports

  • "I have never felt so popular": Regulators face the noise over funded re and private credit

    09 June 2026

    At InsuranceERM's Global Life Reinsurance conference in London, supervisors from the UK, EU, US and Bermuda set out their concerns on funded re, private credit and the changing shape of the life sector. Joshua Geer reports

  • Industry thinks the PRA's funded re plans are still "excessive"

    01 May 2026

    The Prudential Regulation Authority's plans to introduce a higher counterparty risk charge on the use of funded reinsurance will likely limit the UK market. Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report

  • Cayman's QJS application is more than a reinsurance collateral play

    27 April 2026

    The Cayman Islands' plan to seek Qualified Jurisdiction status with the US has important regulatory, reputational and reinsurance business implications - but could take years to achieve.

  • "We're not going to be a niche insurer", says CEO of UK's newest life underwriter

    17 March 2026

    Certua Life is the first launch of a protection-focused life insurer in the UK for nearly two decades. CEO Tom Williams tells Anna Sagar about his ambitions for the firm

  • The real-world impact of Eiopa's private equity statement

    12 March 2026

    The European authority's consultation on how private equity owners of insurers should be supervised has prompted many questions from the sector. Christopher Cundy talks to Luca Tres to get some answers

  • Alternative life capital in the UK - a distant dream?

    27 February 2026

    The UK life insurance sector has welcomed suggestions from the Prudential Regulation Authority about broadening sources of capital. But participants say meaningful changes may be years away, as Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report

  • A manifesto on capital, volatility, resilience and value creation: part two

    03 February 2026

    Luca Tres extends his solvency risk management exploration from theory to execution showing how remote protection reshapes capital strategy - and why stakeholders mindset should evolve accordingly