Archive

  • Dutch life insurers 'threaten financial stability'

    14 April 2015

    DNB warns of impact from low interest rates

  • Reinsurer capital climbs 6% to $575bn

    31 March 2015

    Alternative capital leads the way, says Aon Benfield

  • Bermuda "hopeful" of positive equivalence decision

    13 March 2015

    Commission expected to issue first set of delegated acts before the end of March

  • China leads the way in Asian solvency reforms

    13 March 2015

    Transition to C-Ross regime begins

  • PRA warns insurers on fossil fuel assets

    03 March 2015

    Deputy head Fisher says insurers could be hit by policy changes

  • Flawed volatility adjustment portfolio hurts UK insurers

    03 March 2015

    Eiopa commits to update reference portfolios annually with a one-year lag

  • Australian cyclone losses hit A$83.5m

    27 February 2015

    More than 13,500 claims in week since disaster

  • Solvency II equivalence "not as easy as once promised"

    27 February 2015

    ABIR chief Bradley Kading criticises procedure

  • RSA chief hints at Solvency II diversification tussle

    26 February 2015

    Don't expect SII ratio disclosure until August, says Stephen Hester

  • Low rates usher an era of 'new traditional' products

    24 February 2015

    Austrian insurer Uniqa has replaced its traditional guaranteed product with a 'new traditional' product that comes with a 0% guarantee and bonus at maturity. It is just the latest insurer to adjust its product portfolio in response to the twin threats of low rates and Solvency II. Hugo Coelho reports