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  • 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

  • Alternative life capital in the UK - a distant dream?

    27 February 2026

    The 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

  • IFoA conference poll: life actuaries view funded re as regulatory arbitrage

    06 November 2025

    Many said funded re deflects asset investments away from the UK

  • Quality of collateral named as key ingredient for FundedRe deals

    22 October 2024

    UK life actuaries also heard about the fast-evolving landscape for funded reinsurance