Archive

  • PIC completes £100m buy-in with three pension funds

    13 December 2017

    Takes on liabilities of Pirelli pension fund members

  • Gothaer unveils 10% jump in solvency position

    13 December 2017

    German insurer continues planned reduction in traditional life product sales

  • Blockchain use critical to future of life insurance - report

    13 December 2017

    Technology can help provide more flexible products based on up-to-date information

  • Lapse risk takes centre stage in capital management strategies

    12 December 2017

    Since 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

  • IFRS 17 skills shortage a bigger concern than budget availability, says survey

    12 December 2017

    Insurers less prepared for IFRS 17 than IFRS 9

  • UK regulator proposes reforms to internal model change approval

    12 December 2017

    Regulator hopes to reduce burden of Solvency II on internal model firms

  • Quantemplate raises £2.5m funding and appoints CEO

    12 December 2017

    Ex-Allianz and CUNA Mutual executive to lead insurtech firm

  • US inland flood risk three times greater than thought, new models find

    12 December 2017

    Scientists estimate 40m citizens and $5.5tr of assets are at danger

  • Vaudoise splits with chief operations officer over strategy

    12 December 2017

    Renato Morelli has been with Swiss composite insurer for 13 years

  • Zurich pays $2.2bn for Australian life insurer

    12 December 2017

    Purchase of OnePath Life from ANZ marks latest exit by local bank from life business