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Life ILS markets feel the heat from high rates
29 May 2024It has been a tough period for the life insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, afflicted by higher interest rates and unexpected losses. But participants are hopeful of a revival, as Christopher Cundy reports
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Covid and lapses create pricing uncertainty in life ILS markets
24 May 2023Market participants optimistic about opportunities despite investor hesitancy
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IFRS 17 earnings recognition: challenges, opportunities and innovations
21 June 2018Luca Tres and Adam Robinson discuss IFRS 17 and its earning recognition criteria from a capital markets and insurance practitioner's perspective, and consider the challenges and the opportunities this presents
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Lapse risk takes centre stage in capital management strategies
12 December 2017Since the introduction of Solvency II, EU life insurers have had to hold much more capital against the risk of customers lapsing their policies. Luca Tres explains how innovative hedging structures can help firms maximise their capital efficiency