Archive

  • Regulators crank up the pressure on funded reinsurance

    27 May 2026

    Funded reinsurance (funded re) entered a new era over the past month as regulators tightened their grip on the sector, raising fundamental questions about how the market will adapt and grow

  • Industry thinks the PRA's funded re plans are still "excessive"

    01 May 2026

    The Prudential Regulation Authority's plans to introduce a higher counterparty risk charge on the use of funded reinsurance will likely limit the UK market. Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report

  • BoE's system-wide stress test finds insurers' collateral strategies improved

    29 November 2024

    Enhanced resilience praised, but repo market vulnerabilities call for further action

  • PRA finalises internal model and threshold changes to Solvency UK

    28 February 2024

    Changes include clarifications on use of capital add-ons, and a higher threshold for applying solvency regime

  • Huw Evans named next head of insurance at KPMG UK

    12 December 2023
  • UK MA reforms: opportunities come at considerable cost

    29 September 2023

    Life insurance experts share thoughts on PRA's consultation

  • TMTP, internal models and scrapping of RSR headline Solvency UK reforms

    29 June 2023

    Mobilisation regime for new insurers is similar to banking sector

  • IFRS 17 will require significant bedding in this year

    17 January 2023

    KPMG UK says many insurers have major projects continuing in 2023

  • KPMG promotes Trevor Jones to its UK head of insurance

    05 January 2022

    He has worked at KPMG for over 24 years

  • UK will lag behind EU unless Solvency II reform gets radical

    10 December 2021

    The ABI's outgoing Huw Evans, shared his thoughts on Brexit, Solvency II and green investment