Archive

  • Phoenix boosts solvency with Abbey Life acquisition

    28 September 2016

    Risk of FCA fines passed to Deutsche Bank

  • Phoenix pays £935m to acquire Abbey Life

    28 September 2016

    Deutsche Bank sells closed UK life insurer

  • Phoenix in talks to acquire Abbey Life

    16 September 2016

    Major deal in the works for closed life insurer

  • Solvency II troubleshoot: longevity swaps and risk margin relief

    17 May 2016

    Delta Lloyd's regulatory battle has brought to light concerns about the booming longevity risk transfer market, in particular index-based derivatives and risk margin relief. Asa Gibson reports

  • Solvency II equity dampener hits the floor

    10 March 2016

    Back to level recorded at the height of the Eurozone crisis

  • Just Retirement and Partnership launch £150m share issue

    25 September 2015

    Merger partners looking to smooth transition to Solvency II

  • Aegon in €6bn longevity hedge

    13 August 2015

    Insurer reveals plans to transfer longevity risk from UK annuity book

  • AIG's Sifi tag 'a comfort' for regulators - Hancock

    05 June 2015

    US insurance group has more than 200 regulators

  • Insurers feel the pull of longevity swaps

    13 March 2015

    Three years after Aegon started the market, index-based longevity swaps could become a trend across Europe as insurers seek to optimise their capital under Solvency II. Hugo Coelho reports

  • L&G creates new bulk annuities role

    09 January 2015

    Towner joins insurer from consultant Redington