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Alternative life capital in the UK - a distant dream?
27 February 2026The UK life insurance sector has welcomed suggestions from the Prudential Regulation Authority about broadening sources of capital. But participants say meaningful changes may be years away, as Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report
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Deciphering the PRA's funded re proposal
26 September 2025The UK regulator's speech on funded reinsurance has set tongues wagging. It is a warning shot? Or has the PRA pressed the kill switch on the market? Sarfraz Thind reports
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UK bulk annuity market prepares for potentially six more providers
29 November 2023Rumours continue to swirl about firms entering the booming pension risk transfer market, while at the same time, another is considering exiting the sector. Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report
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UK firms split on interest rate hedging strategy
01 September 2016L&G has put its economic view on the pedestal, moving away from its rivals and challenging analysts who take Solvency II figures more seriously. Callum Tanner reports
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Insurers to test the limits of MA benefits
05 April 2016Optimisation was one of the terms that stood out in year-end reports, as differences in approaches to asset eligibility and hedging solutions in matching adjustment portfolios emerged. Hugo Coelho reports
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Gilt-swap spread risk charge to accelerate ALM rethink
08 May 2015A request by the UK regulator for internal firms to hold capital against the basis risk in their government bond portfolios will increase incentives for the insurers to move away from long-dated government bonds into swaps. Hugo Coelho reports