Archive

  • The realities of Brexit for UK insurers

    24 June 2016

    Market volatility should erode capital ratios, the possible loss of passporting rights may force restructuring and relocation – and regulation could well be tightened. Hugo Coelho reports

  • Legal and regulatory threats may dominate climate change costs

    05 May 2016

    S&P suggests it may spur insurers into action

  • Mutuals blame rating agencies for soaring Solvency II costs

    30 March 2016

    Amice calls for amendment to reduce reliance on external ratings

  • Reinsurers will probably avoid a G-Sii designation

    17 March 2016

    Standard & Poor's argues reinsurers are not systemic and unlikely to face the HLA

  • Delta Lloyd allies with Fubon to avoid capital crisis

    16 March 2016

    Rights issue takes another twist as investor makes U-turn

  • Are Belgian life insurance lapses lethal?

    03 March 2016

    EU regulators have warned that surrenders are creating liquidity risk for the Belgian life insurance sector, but is there more to the scary headline figures? Hugo Coelho reports

  • ERM progression limited by uneconomic principles of Solvency II

    27 January 2016

    S&P urges European insurers to go beyond compliance

  • Fall in insurance premiums to lag growth of driverless cars

    19 January 2016

    UK insurers are starting to diversify their businesses, according to S&P

  • MetLife's spin-off subsidiaries suffer ratings downgrade

    14 January 2016

    S&P and Moody's cite capital intensity and lack of group support

  • Climate change to shave 0.5% off insurers' capital annually

    16 November 2015

    Larger impact to be felt through lower investment returns