Archive

  • European life insurers set to boost illiquid investments

    12 February 2014

    Mortgage and infrastructure loans on the agenda in 2014

  • Rating agencies to profit from Solvency II data reporting

    11 February 2014

    Insurers require licences to report asset ratings to regulator

  • German life insurers to benefit from cut in maximum rate

    15 January 2014

    Moody's says actuarial decision is positive for firms

  • Generali places €1.25bn bond

    08 January 2014

    Issuance was 7.5 times oversubscribed

  • ERM basics: Proxy techniques enable risk-based decision making

    08 January 2014

    Proxy techniques, such as least squares Monte Carlo, allow faster analysis of risks and for many insurers they have become essential tools for aiding decision making, as Brian Robinson explains

  • Using least squares Monte Carlo proxy functions for internal model validation

    18 December 2013

    LSMC techniques are finding popularity in Solvency II economic capital calculations and multi-year projections of capital requirements. In this article, Christian Bettels explains how they can also apply to validation of internal models

  • FASB/IASB inconsistencies pose risks to insurers

    12 December 2013

    Moody's warns of high implementation costs and poor understanding of new accounting standards

  • QBE's debt ratings downgraded

    10 December 2013

    Moody's drops senior unsecured debt to Baa2

  • IBM completes RiskTech 100 hat trick

    04 December 2013

    Chartis Research's rankings cover software for insurance, banking, trading and asset management

  • Skandia selects Moody's RiskIntegrity

    20 November 2013

    Swedish life insurer to use software to aid Solvency II compliance