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  • UK Solvency II reforms warmly welcomed by life insurers

    22 February 2022

    The changes would include cuts to the risk margin for life insurers of 60-70%, while capital held by life insurers could be slashed by 15%. Paul Walsh and Cintia Cheong get the market's reaction

  • Reinsurers face margin and reserving risk from prolonged inflation

    12 January 2022

    Fitch Ratings says credit profiles may be negatively affected

  • Lloyd's predicts stable solvency in China as C-Ross Phase II begins

    11 January 2022

    Practitioners expect volatile solvency levels elsewhere in China

  • Large foreign-owned life insurers most likely to want Hong Kong RBC early

    10 January 2022

    Insurance Authority has invited long term insurers to apply if they wish to start the rules early

  • C-Ross Phase II to depress Chinese insurers' solvency ratios

    04 January 2022

    Regulations will usher in new risk charges this quarter

  • China's regulator praises insurers for Covid-19 business support

    29 December 2021

    The CBIRC also detailed some risk failings in 2021

  • Cyber risk appetites among insurers are polarised

    11 October 2021

    CyberCube's chief growth officer Chris Methven discusses the state of the market

  • CBIRC urges more cat bond issuance in Hong Kong

    30 September 2021

    Mainland insurers ceding little catastrophe risk as claims costs rise

  • UK life insurers maintained strong capital positions in H1

    21 September 2021

    Insights from Insurance Risk Data and Fitch Ratings on the UK life insurance sector during H1

  • Cyber loss ratios expected to decline as rates rise

    15 September 2021

    Fitch's Gerry Glombicki says insurers are focused on cyber policy language