Archive

  • Aegon leads, Aviva lags in reducing leverage

    19 September 2013

    Insurers to continue using excess cash to pay off debt, says Moody's

  • Loss of cat business to alternative capital "not all bad" for reinsurers

    04 September 2013

    Moody's sees signs of indiscipline in underwriting

  • How to develop multi-year capital projections for the ORSA

    29 August 2013

    Solvency II firms have a lot to do to develop their modelling capabilities into a multi-period capital projections. This is why Craig Turnbull and Andy Frepp recommend insurers invest in statistically robust multi-period capital proxy functions such as least-squares Monte Carlo

  • Only a quarter of insurers ready to comply with Solvency II

    31 July 2013

    Moody's Analytics survey finds firms behind schedule on pillar 3 data reporting

  • Insurers' asset shifts create credit risks

    17 July 2013

    Moody's warns of investing in illiquid and low-quality assets

  • Volatility of SII ratios may sway investor behaviour

    22 May 2013

    But Moody's foresees "relatively generous discounting of liabilities" as result of LTGA

  • Data governance is vital focus for industry

    15 May 2013

    London conference will address issues around data management and the demands of Solvency II

  • Credit ratings hinge on response to regulation, not regulation itself

    09 May 2013

    Complex capital adequacy models may not avoid another crisis, says Moody's

  • Stable outlook for UK general insurance

    02 May 2013

    Regulatory reforms are good but also elevate uncertainty, says Moody's

  • Japanese monetary policy a concern for life insurers

    22 April 2013

    Lowering of long-term interest rates targeted by Bank of Japan