Archive

  • Mercer launches US pension buy-out pricing index

    28 February 2013

    Interest in bulk annuity deals expected to rise

  • Solvency II delay "golden opportunity" to sort out run-off and APH

    27 February 2013

    European insurers have potential to be over-reserved compared to US, says Ruxley

  • US insurers to hold $23bn more capital if ratings agency revises model

    27 February 2013

    AM Best proposes lowering discount rate for non-life reserves from 5% to 4%

  • ABI lends support to Aon's flood pool

    27 February 2013

    UK insurers would pay a levy into Flood Re

  • Cat modellers set out their platforms

    26 February 2013

    For Eqecat, AIR and RMS, the future is platforms and the promise to give clients more model transparency and control. Open-architecture initiatives such as Oasis are also gearing up. Lorna Davies details the developments

  • Japan equivalence shelved after SII delays

    26 February 2013

    JFSA still working on new solvency regime

  • Hiscox brands SII "surreal" and FSA "inexperienced"

    25 February 2013

    But the soon-to-retire chairman hands over reins "with a happy heart"

  • Childs to take over from Hiscox

    25 February 2013

    Richard Watson will become chief underwriting officer

  • Sandy swells Q4 loss for AIG

    22 February 2013

    Storm was second largest single catastrophe event for US insurer

  • The unresolved issues of Solvency II

    21 February 2013

    The delay of full implementation to beyond 2014 will allow extra time for important details in all three pillars of Solvency II to be resolved – and may bring old niggles to the surface again. Lorna Davies looks into some of the outstanding issues, for policy-makers and insurers, that will be kicked over in the coming months