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  • Solvency II risk margin balanced out by transitionals - Phoenix

    13 May 2016

    Insurer warns that removing risk margin would have knock-on effects

  • 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

  • Phoenix drops Bermudian captive reinsurer in Solvency II restructuring

    23 March 2016

    Brings £1.4bn in liabilities back to UK and reinsures with third-party

  • Helvetia licenses Deloitte's ESG

    22 March 2016

    Swiss insurer will use XSG for liability valuation

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

    06 January 2016

    Matching adjustment is as popular as volatility adjustment

  • Twenty UK insurers await news on Solvency II internal model application

    03 December 2015

    PRA expected to announce decisions over the weekend

  • Prudential confirms matching adjustment approval

    10 November 2015

    UK group is one of approximately 20 firms to have applied

  • Phoenix poised for the closed-life book hunt

    23 October 2015

    Insurer does not disclose expected Solvency II ratio

  • Swiss Re paying £1.6bn to acquire Guardian Financial Services

    23 September 2015

    Admin Re unit beats Phoenix to deal

  • Phoenix confirms talks to buy Guardian Financial Services

    17 September 2015

    Discussions on 'non-exclusive' basis