Archive

  • UK reveals Solvency II reforms will cut life insurer capital by 10-15%

    22 February 2022

    Risk margin slashed by 60-70%, but partially offset by matching adjustment change

  • Former Bupa CRO to take up Phoenix role

    15 February 2022

    Zoe Shapiro spent over seven years at Bupa

  • MetLife does two more UK longevity deals worth $2.4bn

    31 January 2022

    Adds to inaugural $3.5bn announced earlier this month

  • Standard Life seals £1.8bn bulk annuity buy-in deal

    13 January 2022

    The Phoenix bulk annuity business was aligned under the Standard Life brand in October 2021

  • Swiss Re selling remaining stake in Phoenix

    11 January 2022

    Holding was a remnant from sale of ReAssure

  • UK regulator approves Phoenix's internal model merger

    14 September 2021

    Integration of Standard Life internal model brings solvency boost

  • UK insurers remain "conservative and cautious" over 2020 mortality data

    16 August 2021

    Impact of Covid-19 pandemic still to be decided

  • Phoenix expects big benefits from internal model harmonisation

    12 August 2021

    The UK life insurer expects a major Solvency II surplus from the strategy

  • Phoenix strengthens its bulk purchase annuity team

    11 August 2021

    BPA market was slow in H1, but will return to normal in H2, says CEO Andy Briggs

  • Insurance industry's complexity revealed by Insurance Risk Data

    08 July 2021

    UK groups have 85 entities on average; Aviva has close to 900