UK bulk annuity market prepares for potentially six more providers
Rumours continue to swirl about firms entering the booming pension risk transfer market, while at the same time, another is considering exiting the sector. Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report
British insurers target £100bn of investment after Solvency UK reforms
Association of British Insurers initiative aims to support UK infrastructure projects
UK life firms' matching adjustment benefit drops to £66bn
Analysis of 2022 year-end reports by Insurance Risk Data
Lloyds takes £1.3bn charge for IFRS 17 contract boundary change
Additional feature included in workplace pension policies to blame
IFRS 17: still waiting for disclosures
The IFRS 17 accounting standard is due to be implemented in five months' time, but many insurers are leaving it until the eleventh hour to reveal what impact the transition will have on their financial metrics. Christopher Cundy and Paul Walsh report
LCP recruits longevity expert Stuart McDonald
He helped to found the Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group
UK flood insurers introduce "Build Back Better" scheme
Insurers will pay for homeowners to improve resilience to flooding
UK insurers reveal climate change readiness in SFCRs
Some divulge extent of rise in claims from climate stress-tests
Covid-19 vaccinations move the needle on mortality forecasts
With the UK's Covid-19 vaccination programme being rolled out, experts tell Cintia Cheong about its impact on mortality in 2021 and what insurers should consider when projecting mortality trends
How Covid-19 is changing the UK's prudential supervision
At a recent webinar organised by the Association of British Insurers, experts discussed what Covid-19 and Brexit might mean for the future direction of UK prudential regulation. Cintia Cheong reports