Archive

  • UK insurers emphasise post-Brexit opportunity

    26 January 2017

    Senior management from Lloyd's, L&G, Prudential and the ABI have presented evidence to the Treasury Select Committee. With a hard Brexit now on the horizon most firms have given up on retaining single market access and are instead focusing on the benefits of changing Solvency II. Callum Tanner reports

  • Agenda 2017 part 2: Disaster and disruption

    19 January 2017

    Trump, the rise of populism, the soft reinsurance market, internal model updates, cyber risk, tech disruption and the possibility of rising rates present insurers with threats and opportunities in equal measure. Callum Tanner reports

  • View from the Top: Balancing independence and impact

    22 December 2016

    In his quarterly column for InsuranceERM, Tom Wilson, chief risk officer for Allianz, shares his insights into managing risk and capital. In this instalment, Tom discusses the difference between risk controlling and risk management – or how a CRO can balance independence and business impact within the "three lines of defence" model

  • COMMENT: Eiopa stress test reopens old wounds on Solvency II

    16 December 2016

    Some see LTG measures masking life insurers' risks, others see macroprudential stability. By Callum Tanner

  • Amending the Solvency II VA to promote good risk management

    13 December 2016

    Use of Solvency II's volatility adjustment (VA) causes hard-to-explain movements in own funds and perverse incentives for hedging and risk management. In this paper, Richard Plat proposes an alternative approach to solve these issues

  • Insights from Bermuda's cat risk management report

    01 December 2016

    The biggest exposure, trends in the use of reinsurance and the popularity of various vendor models are all revealed in the Bermuda Monetary Authority's latest analysis. Christopher Cundy reports

  • Actuaries call for improved Solvency II transitional reset methodology

    09 November 2016

    When and how to recalculate the transitional measure on technical provisions has proved one of the trickiest aspects of the Solvency II regime for UK insurers. Actuaries argue the PRA will need to refine the methodology if firms are to take a more meaningful benefit. Callum Tanner reports

  • The tech trends of 2016

    24 October 2016

    Christopher Cundy discusses the current themes in risk and actuarial software

  • Solvency II implementation reveals national diversities

    20 October 2016

    InsuranceERM's survey of supervisors reveals how the use of internal models, transitionals and discount curve adjustments differs across the EU

  • Liquidity has become a fluid concept in financial markets

    04 October 2016

    Melanie Mitchell makes the case for decreased liquidity in corporate bond markets, and explains how investors should respond