Rising interest rates unlikely to deter life back-book sellers, says Moody's
Jefferies urging Axa to consider German legacy life book sale
R.I.P. traditional life insurance
Low interest rates killed off European life insurance products that offered policyholders guaranteed annual returns. Even now as rates rise, David Walker finds practitioners are ready to bury the concept
Law change to give major boost to French life firms' solvency
Profit-sharing reserves in guaranteed products will be eligible as solvency capital
Global life insurance outlook negative, says Moody's
Firms affected by low interest rates, market volatility and regulatory changes
Brexit volatility puts insurers' Solvency II disclosure to test
Analysts to seize opportunity to check whether reported sensitivities held
German life guarantees on the IAIS radar
Revised methodology to assess systemic risk captures traditional life products, Moody's warns
Unfreezing the UFR
The revised methodology for calculating the ultimate forward rate may not be a catastrophe for all insurers with long-term liabilities, but it will put an unwelcome spotlight on solvency and accelerate the redesign of products. Hugo Coelho reports
German life sector at the mercy of UFR reduction
Failure of smaller firms could inflict reputational damage for German market
How a 100% SCR stopped being sufficient capital
Insurers are holding capital buffers larger than the minimum required under Solvency II, but is it the fault of the rules, the regulators or the market? Hugo Coelho reports
Moody's: Risks grow for insurance hybrid bondholders
Coupon suspensions more likely under Solvency II
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