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Bracing for the liquidity squeeze
16 September 2014The push by regulators for the central clearing of derivatives is a serious issue for life insurers that rely on swaps for duration matching. As Hugo Coelho explores, they could be vulnerable to cash collateral calls if interest rates spike
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Gibraltar publishes insurance-linked securities guidelines
15 September 2014The Rock vies with Ireland to establish an EU ILS base
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Loose contract wording is claims' time bomb
15 September 2014Financial health and reputation of reinsurers at stake, says Hiscox
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Solvency II pushes run-off market to record high
15 September 2014Insurers sell capital inefficient legacy business, according to PwC survey
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Guy Carpenter flags up critical emerging risks
15 September 2014Highlights cyber-attacks, terrorism and new compensation structures
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Meiji Yasuda Life's 945% solvency ratio strongest in Japanese life
12 September 2014Risky-asset exposure could bring capital pressure
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Aegon confirms south-move plan if Scotland votes 'yes'
12 September 2014Joins Standard Life and others preparing contingency plans to relocate
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Natural catastrophes unlikely to trigger systemic failures
11 September 2014S&P points to robust capitalisation and risk distribution
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IERM Comment: Hard landing
11 September 2014Chasing market share given current conditions could be disastrous for reinsurers
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Reaching the capital summit
11 September 2014On the eve of this year's Monte Carlo Rendez Vous, Marcus Alcock dips his finger into the reinsurance market waters and assesses the temperature with regard to capital, catastrophes and pricing