Archive

  • Insurers to test the limits of MA benefits

    05 April 2016

    Optimisation was one of the terms that stood out in year-end reports, as differences in approaches to asset eligibility and hedging solutions in matching adjustment portfolios emerged. Hugo Coelho reports

  • L&G has £10bn pipeline of bulk annuity deals

    17 March 2016

    Announces first UK deal of 2016, a £330m pension buy-in

  • L&G targets MA approval for growing equity release portfolio

    15 March 2016

    Insurer disappoints market with 169% Solvency II ratio

  • Medically underwritten top-slice annuities to trend in 2016

    07 March 2016

    Combining de-risking strategies could pressure longevity swap pricing

  • The Solvency II reform wish list

    18 February 2016

    How should the EU regulation be changed to encourage economic growth, remove unnecessary burdens, inconsistencies and unintended consequences? InsuranceERM analyses the responses to the Commission's call for evidence

  • PRA draws red line on longevity risk deals

    18 February 2016

    Regulator points to collateralisation to mitigate counterparty risk

  • Over-regulation and market entrants remain top threats to growth

    09 February 2016

    L&G CEO warns firms to 'step up' before new players step in

  • Life insurers help boost UK equity release lending to £1.61bn

    25 January 2016

    Lending to drawdown products rises 23% in Q4

  • Insurers set to take £32bn in pension risk in 2016

    12 January 2016

    Willis Towers Watson predicts activity to increase in longevity hedging and bulk annuity markets after a slow start

  • UK reveals Solvency II applications for MA, VA and transitional deductions

    06 January 2016

    Matching adjustment is as popular as volatility adjustment