Archive

  • The challenge of constructing IFRS 17 discount rates

    12 April 2018

    Nick Jessop discusses the permitted approaches for constructing insurance contract discount rates under the IFRS 17.

  • BaFin issues its agenda list for insurance supervision in 2018

    12 April 2018

    German regulator mixes daily topics and strategic themes for the sector

  • California wildfires cause $100m Q1 2018 loss for Everest Re

    12 April 2018

    Estimated industry losses from the Californian wildfires have significantly risen since end-2017

  • QBE appoints CRO in management shakeup

    12 April 2018

    Peter Grewal will join QBE from Swiss Re

  • PRA sets threshold for small insurers' SFCR audit exemption

    11 April 2018

    Regulator also consults on DVA in internal models

  • OECD seeks the right balance between innovation and regulation

    11 April 2018

    Insurance is falling behind in fintech due to regulation, says OECD.

  • Severe convective storms will cost $25bn a year, researchers warn

    11 April 2018

    Figure would outstrip combined cost of hurricanes and earthquakes

  • Tier 1 debt issuance on cards as Solvency II grandfathering expires

    11 April 2018

    Nearly €5bn of grandfathered debt due to expire before 2020

  • Willis Towers Watson hires Brown to boost global life market

    11 April 2018

    Focus on modelling software

  • Lloyd's syndicates detail extent of natcat losses

    10 April 2018

    Annual accounts from Lloyd's syndicates show a leap in combined ratios and losses following 2017's natural catastrophes. David Walker analyses the figures