Archive

  • Capital add-ons are here to stay, says IAIS's Kawai

    15 January 2013

    Yoshihiro Kawai heads the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, the body responsible for contentious plans to oversee global insurance companies. He talks to Christopher Cundy about consensus and convergence

  • Aviva welcomes RPI decision

    15 January 2013

    Key measure of UK inflation was left unchanged

  • From the Talmud and Markowitz to a holistic picture of risk

    10 January 2013

    Systems thinking helps risk modellers develop a more dynamic, responsive analysis of complex systems. Matt Cocke and Richard See-Toh track developments from 4 BC to today's ERM approach

  • Actuarial Profession sets sights on Asian expansion

    10 January 2013

    Also aims to communicate better with the non-actuarial world, says chief executive

  • Autumn adoption for Omnibus II most likely scenario

    10 January 2013

    Commission suggested January 2015 start for Solvency II, Eiopa meeting minutes show

  • Stable reinsurance pricing could be short-lived

    09 January 2013

    AM Best warns of unprecedented uncertainties in global economy

  • 2013: the ERM challenges ahead

    08 January 2013

    Leading consultants and CROs say getting the most out of Solvency II implementation will be a big challenge for 2013, but other aspects of ERM will reappear on the agenda, as will the necessity of keeping ERM at the heart of business. Here is a compilation of responses to the questions InsuranceERM asked experts just before Christmas

  • Governments must think like insurers in face of rising risks

    08 January 2013

    Should transfer risks to capital markets, says WEF

  • Regulators and industry carp at IAIS over G-SIIs

    08 January 2013

    Proposals need "substantial refinement", says BaFin

  • PRA consults on powers to put pressure on parent firms

    07 January 2013

    Open for comment until 1 March