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Munich Re has 1.75 times capital needed for Solvency II
12 March 2013"Pleasing" profit despite Sandy loss and Thai flood loss increase
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Markel appoints risks MD
12 March 2013Hastings replaces Armes
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RMS to update North Atlantic hurricane model
11 March 2013Incorporates Sandy claims trends and latest sea surface temperature research
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Infrastructure investment hit by capital rules, says Allianz
11 March 2013Regulations go against economic sense
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Impact Forecasting adds cat scenario models
11 March 2013Superstorm Sandy, Thai flood, Japanese tsunami and European windstorm now included
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Most US insurers lack climate change strategy
08 March 2013Ceres analysis of 184 insurers finds many are unprepared for climate change
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New census data shifts UK mortality improvement projections
08 March 2013Pension funds could see a reduction in liabilities, says Punter Southall
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Wanted: insurance industry veteran as PRA director
08 March 2013Will join three new independent directors just announced
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Conning and Milliman link GEMS and MG-ALFA
08 March 2013Milliman's actuarial modelling software will take outputs from Conning's ESG
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Avoiding the Solvency II train wreck
07 March 2013Not so long ago Solvency II was hailed as the emerging 'gold standard' for setting insurance firms' regulatory capital – but it now bears a closer resemblance to a slow-motion train wreck, says John Hibbert. He identifies the causes of the crisis and speculates on what might be done to avoid repeating the same errors elsewhere.