Archive

  • Chinese regulator proposes tradeable life policies

    11 January 2018

    Viatical settlement to be trialled in China

  • XL Group spells out impact from California wildfires and tax changes

    11 January 2018

    Group to take a $98m hit after US tax cut

  • The difficulties of modelling climate change risks

    11 January 2018

    Incorporating climate change into underwriting and investment decisions is a tricky task that requires more research, finds Nick Roumpis

  • PRA proposes lightening burden of Solvency II reporting on smallest insurers

    11 January 2018

    Consultation paper also discusses with-profits reporting

  • Industry faces "extreme challenges" in IFRS 17 implementation

    11 January 2018

    Less than 10% of surveyed firms have implemented solutions

  • Making the transition to IFRS 17

    Insurers must soon make some crucial decisions in how they will make the transition from current insurance contract accounting rules to IFRS 17. Henny Verheugen, principal and consulting actuary at Milliman, discusses the possible implications of each of the three approaches to transition, and why insurers will need to choose their options carefully

  • LMA reveals key competences for today's CRO

    10 January 2018

    Role shifting from technical expert to business advisor

  • German insurers hit out at European Commission plans for Eiopa

    10 January 2018

    Proposed reforms "go in the wrong direction"

  • Mafia is targeting German insurers, says trade body

    10 January 2018

    Their fraud is hard to prove, and penalties only mild, according to the GDV

  • Ramifications of IFRS 17 - the known, the predicted and the unknown

    Lee Thorpe, head of risk business solutions at SAS UK & Ireland, looks at some of the ramifications of IFRS 17 and how insurance firms can prepare