Archive

  • Bichard to lead PwC's insurance practice

    11 January 2017

    Takes over from Jonathan Howe

  • IFRS 17: the new cloud on the horizon

    08 December 2016

    Could IFRS 17 be even more burdensome and costly than Solvency II? A final text is due to be published in March and insurers are looking for fundamental changes – otherwise some will face a long and expensive path to compliance. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • UK's problem with Solvency II isn't EU red tape: it's gold plating

    17 November 2016

    MPs investigating post-Brexit Solvency II reforms should focus on the UK regulator, rather than Brussels bureaucrats, according to insurers. Far from throwing off the shackles of Europe, most firms hope any changes will be minor and phased in slowly. Callum Tanner reports

  • PwC and Z/Yen to investigate how blockchain improves insurers' processes

    04 November 2016

    Project will analyse how insurtech helps wholesale and retail insurance

  • Gable Insurance enters administration

    13 October 2016

    Founder blames burden of Solvency II for demise

  • Willis Towers Watson hires Deloitte partner

    13 October 2016

    Colin Forrest to lead UK life team

  • Ireland's Solvency II testing raises proportionality concerns

    06 October 2016

    The Central Bank of Ireland's probe into how smaller insurers are coping with Solvency II has touched a nerve with proponents of proportionality. David Walker reports

  • London market split on cyber risk potential

    05 October 2016

    Half think cyber risk borderline insurable, according to PwC survey

  • UK general insurers keep hiring despite Brexit uncertainties

    26 September 2016

    PwC/CBI finds 33% have not analysed the impact of Brexit on staff

  • More firms considering legacy run-off sales

    13 September 2016

    Solvency II increasing need to release capital and dispose of capital intensive business