Archive

  • Finma hits back at critics of Swiss Solvency Test

    09 March 2018

    President says SST harshness versus Solvency II is justified

  • Helvetia criticises Swiss regulator for interfering with life policy guarantees

    06 March 2018

    Chief executive also comments on Italy's Ivass

  • LV= appoints fintech expert to non-executive role

    05 January 2018

    Alison Hutchinson also brings senior role experience from Aviva Life UK

  • Finalists announced for InsuranceERM Awards

    21 December 2017

    See which companies, teams and individuals have made the shortlist for this year's awards for risk and capital management

  • LV= transfers £900m of annuity liabilities to RGA

    20 December 2017

    Deal helps LV= reduce Solvency II volatility

  • LV= to change role of senior executive as three functions converge

    15 November 2017

    Mark Laidlaw to head unified trio of internal teams

  • Allianz to acquire 70% of LV='s general insurance business

    04 August 2017

    German insurer is paying an initial £500m for 50% stake in new joint venture

  • AIG Europe's partial internal model approved

    20 July 2017

    Internal model a better representation of firm's risk profile

  • MA optimisation: the experience at LV=

    06 July 2017

    The matching adjustment (MA) is a vital element of the Solvency II package to annuity underwriters, but making the most of it is challenging. In this article, James Sharpe, developer of optimisation tool OptiMA, and Ed Rayson of insurer LV=, describe how MA benefits have been improved in practice

  • Helvetia Insurance funds academic "innovation lab"

    15 May 2017

    Four researcher posts established at the University of St. Gallen