Archive

  • Prudence is key to avoid cyber market perils

    12 June 2015

    Success in cyber market demands risk-averse underwriting, says S&P

  • Reyes replaces Lehmann as Zurich's CRO

    11 June 2015

    Lehmann leaves Swiss insurance group after 20 years

  • Internal model submissions begin, despite ambiguities

    22 May 2015

    Despite unclear rules and conflicting approaches from national supervisors, insurers have started submitting their Solvency II internal models for approval. Christopher Cundy and Hugo Coelho assess the state of play

  • Generali, Swiss Re and Zurich back call for better prudential regulation

    19 May 2015

    Mechanisms are still at an early stage

  • Rothesay Life takes on £1.2bn of Zurich UK's legacy annuities

    13 May 2015

    Deal reduces risk exposure for Zurich

  • Insurers spend more than €5m lobbying EU

    07 May 2015

    Allianz, Axa, Prudential top spenders' list

  • Swiss franc appreciation puts pressure on solvency ratios, says Moody's

    17 February 2015

    Constraints for Swiss insurers paying dividends in francs and reporting in dollars

  • Zurich loses 2% of capital ratio to FX move

    12 February 2015

    No plans to increase investment risk

  • Solvency II equivalence under threat

    06 February 2015

    Europe's politicians are demanding a greater say in which countries can be deemed equivalent to Solvency II, amid fears that the European Commission is not moving fast enough with decisions that are crucial to insurers worldwide. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Zurich takes BearingPoint's Solvency II reporting software

    22 January 2015

    Abacus system will help with regulatory compliance