Archive

  • UK pension fund buy-in deals could reach £5bn in 2013

    30 July 2013

    Market shifts in favour of bulk annuity deals

  • Nine global systemically important insurers named

    19 July 2013

    The Financial Stability Board's designation of systemically risky insurers has brought howls of protest from the industry, but the impact on the nine firms is not easy to gauge. Christopher Cundy reports

  • Pension buy-in capacity underused in 2012, despite favourable pricing

    15 May 2013

    Deal volume could double this year before capacity is constrained, says LCP

  • Towers Watson names EMEA risk consulting and software head

    07 May 2013

    Michael Murphy replaces Martin Pike

  • On the road to common standards for group capital

    24 April 2013

    A recent Geneva Association report revealed some surprises in the capital management of global insurance groups - and a reluctance to rush towards global standards. Co-author Kathrin Hoppe explains to Christopher Cundy

  • Aviva gets Green Investment Bank backing for energy project fund

    26 March 2013

    Leverages pension fund money for long-term infrastructure assets

  • Resolution's Solvency II costs reach £76m in 2012

    26 March 2013

    Profit fell 60%

  • ORSA is biggest challenge for North American CROs

    25 March 2013

    Economic capital also set to occupy CROs, E&Y survey finds

  • Solvency II to cost twice as much as Crossrail

    13 March 2013

    FSA's SII budget is also "staggering", Andrew Bailey tells MPs

  • Insurers should fight against G-SII plans, says Aviva

    31 January 2013

    Trevor Matthews is latest to weigh in on IAIS risky insurer designation debate