Archive

  • RGA to acquire closed life insurer from Swiss Re

    21 October 2014

    Disposal of Aurora National is part of Admin Re restructuring

  • Large insurer capital base set to strengthen

    17 October 2014

    S&P suggests driver uncertainty over global capital standard

  • PRA closes in on distribution strategies of with-profits funds

    17 October 2014

    Concerns over imprudent profit transfer to shareholders

  • Aegon to sell Canadian life operations

    16 October 2014

    Proceeds will help reduce group debt

  • S&P changes Axa outlook to positive

    16 October 2014

    Highlights strong capital adequacy

  • PRA spots 'gaps' in matching adjustment mock-ups

    15 October 2014

    Pre-application process runs from 1 December to 6 January

  • Capital-light products offer relief to beleaguered German lifers

    15 October 2014

    Insurers making headway in record low interest rate environment

  • Benefit of the matching adjustment could be wafer-thin

    14 October 2014

    If supervisors take a hard line on the methodology for calculating the fundamental spread and issues like diversification, new business and portfolio rebalancing, the adjustment could lose its appeal, reports Hugo Coelho

  • Regulators back down on operational risk capital charges

    14 October 2014

    EC excludes acquisition expenses of unit-linked products

  • Internal model change rules are 'highly burdensome'

    13 October 2014

    Concern over requirement to notify supervisors of parameter updates