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European life insurers set to boost illiquid investments
12 February 2014Mortgage and infrastructure loans on the agenda in 2014
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Rating agencies to profit from Solvency II data reporting
11 February 2014Insurers require licences to report asset ratings to regulator
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German life insurers to benefit from cut in maximum rate
15 January 2014Moody's says actuarial decision is positive for firms
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Generali places €1.25bn bond
08 January 2014Issuance was 7.5 times oversubscribed
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ERM basics: Proxy techniques enable risk-based decision making
08 January 2014Proxy 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
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Using least squares Monte Carlo proxy functions for internal model validation
18 December 2013LSMC 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
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FASB/IASB inconsistencies pose risks to insurers
12 December 2013Moody's warns of high implementation costs and poor understanding of new accounting standards
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QBE's debt ratings downgraded
10 December 2013Moody's drops senior unsecured debt to Baa2
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IBM completes RiskTech 100 hat trick
04 December 2013Chartis Research's rankings cover software for insurance, banking, trading and asset management
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Skandia selects Moody's RiskIntegrity
20 November 2013Swedish life insurer to use software to aid Solvency II compliance