Archive

  • IAIS outlines further details of systemic risk supervision plan

    17 January 2019

    Proposed intervention powers criticised by industry as “broad and vague”

  • US life firms under pressure from accounting overhaul

    08 January 2019

    It has been billed as the biggest change in US accounting rules for decades. But reportage of the new US GAAP LDTI standard remains sparse. Since coming into effect in August, with an implementation deadline of 2021, companies have been scrambling to assess the impact. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • US insurers join critique of international capital standard v2.0

    06 November 2018

    Ongoing concerns about recognition of aggregation approach to group capital requirements

  • Prudential Financial loses Sifi status

    17 October 2018

    Insurer does not pose threat to financial stability, say US regulators

  • Systemic risk regulation 2.0

    22 March 2018

    International regulators are revisiting the question of how to tackle systemic risk in the insurance sector, proposing an approach based around activities. Aggelos Andreou reports

  • Aegon hires lobbyist to replace Consedine

    25 May 2017

    Maurice Perkins to lead government and policy affairs

  • NAIC slams secretive process behind covered agreement

    16 January 2017

    Could act as "backdoor to force foreign regulations on US companies"

  • MassMutual CRO Ward promoted to CFO

    26 May 2016

    Succeeds Michael Rollings

  • Insurers question Fed's two-tiered approach to insurance capital standards

    23 May 2016

    Governor Tarullo outlined plans in a speech last week

  • EU and US insurers urge TTIP negotiators to discuss insurance

    15 October 2015

    Push for inclusion ahead of 11th round of talks