Archive

  • John Huff: Capital cannot be the only answer to systemic risk

    30 October 2014

    While in Amsterdam for the conference of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, Hugo Coelho caught up with Missouri insurance commissioner John Huff. Here he elaborates on his criticism of global standards, and discusses key aspects in the tug of war between the US and Europe on the convergence of insurance regulation

  • Targeting reinsurance systemic risk

    23 October 2014

    All eyes are on the FSB's forthcoming update of G-SIIs, which is expected to include reinsurers for the first time. Marcus Alcock looks at who might be on the list and what the implications are for the market

  • Excluding terrorism risk?

    25 September 2014

    As the US Congress debates the latest renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, fears about expiration are stronger than before, with divisions over state v private sector responsibilities for insurance risk threatening the previous consensus. Hugo Coelho examines

  • Reaching the capital summit

    11 September 2014

    On the eve of this year's Monte Carlo Rendez Vous, Marcus Alcock dips his finger into the reinsurance market waters and assesses the temperature with regard to capital, catastrophes and pricing

  • Validation and adjustment of assumptions in catastrophe models

    21 August 2014

    With the industry no closer to standardised benchmarks, companies will need to compare their own data and analysis with available commercial offerings to ascertain reasonable model uncertainty, argues Guillermo Franco

  • Could the ILS market see a dead cat bounce?

    31 July 2014

    The pricing of catastrophe bonds is picking up after a sustained and dramatic slump. But could it just be a summer lull before the action resumes in the autumn? Christopher Cundy asks market observers what they make of the recent trend

  • UK insurers rush 'own interpretation' of Solvency II rules

    29 July 2014

    The Association of British Insurers has compiled a confidential paper setting out the industry's reading of the Solvency II rules in a number of contentious areas, prompting an update from the regulator saying where they have got it wrong. Hugo Coelho reports

  • Bidding farewell to Lime Street

    10 July 2014

    In his last media interview before departing to join Standard Life as CFO in August, Lloyd's director of finance and operations Luke Savage talks to InsuranceERM editor Marcus Alcock about the market's recent upgrade, outperforming its peers, and the final leg of preparations for Solvency II.

  • Hedge funds bring risk and return to reinsurance business

    24 June 2014

    Hedge funds are changing the nature of reinsurance. The heavy emphasis on investment returns might serve them well in declining reinsurance markets, but there are risks involved with this approach. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • "No resentment" in Bermuda over Solvency II equivalence deal

    02 May 2014

    Bermuda Monetary Authority director for licensing and authorisations, Shelby Weldon, tells Christopher Cundy how the country's supervisory regime is taking account of changes in regulation globally - not just in the EU