Archive

  • Rising interest rates unlikely to deter life back-book sellers, says Moody's

    12 July 2022

    Jefferies urging Axa to consider German legacy life book sale

  • Allianz's average life guarantee falls one-third since 2011

    11 July 2022

    Moody's says Structured Alpha hedge funds costs are "digested," and raises group's outlook

  • Widening spreads hit UK motor insurers' solvency ratios

    07 July 2022

    Investment bank Jefferies says market dynamics are impeding UK motor insurers

  • Australia's Suncorp considering sale of bank unit

    27 June 2022

    Divestment would be latest in long line of such divisions

  • 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

  • Beazley storms back to profit while cutting cyber exposure

    10 February 2022

    Cyber exposure was reduced but premiums increased

  • Allianz expects moderate reinsurance rate hike after floods

    10 November 2021

    CFO says group is "a good account" for its reinsurers

  • Beazley's ESG syndicate helps engage with clients on climate

    05 November 2021

    Cyber rates skyrocket 48% by September

  • EU's Solvency II review seen as a minor positive for insurers

    27 September 2021

    Jefferies gives its view on the positives and negatives of the reform

  • Catastrophe loss ratios are likely to exceed budgets

    14 September 2021

    Jefferies says year-to-date losses appear to be 15% above the long-term average