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R.I.P. traditional life insurance
11 July 2022Low 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
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Insurers' hidden risk from reinsurance recaptures: the perspective of UK annuity writers
01 July 2022Mudi Ugono and Brad Ashton discuss the findings from a working party on how a reinsurer default could affect insurer balance sheets - and how the management of this risk could be improved
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Scepticism about the UK's Solvency II savings
30 May 2022The UK government is projecting a meaningful reduction in capital requirements from its prudential regulation reforms. But some question whether the redesign will make any difference, as Christopher Cundy reports
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Insurers happy with UK's Solvency II plans, but capital savings remain uncertain
28 April 2022The government has grabbed positive headlines with its proposals to reform Solvency II, but the industry is cautious about the how they will pan out. Cintia Cheong reports
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PIC's Giles Fairhead: traditional risks are colliding with global events
19 April 2022Paul Walsh sits down with PIC's CRO Giles Fairhead to reflect on today's heightened risk environment, the post-pandemic work culture and two crucial regulatory reforms for the UK's pension insurers
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InsuranceERM's Risk team of the year: Phoenix Group
03 March 2022Chief risk officer Jonathan Pears explains to Ronan McCaughey how his team has managed the integration - and improvement - of the risk functions and internal models
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UK Solvency II reforms warmly welcomed by life insurers
22 February 2022The changes would include cuts to the risk margin for life insurers of 60-70%, while capital held by life insurers could be slashed by 15%. Paul Walsh and Cintia Cheong get the market's reaction
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Bullish outlook for UK's bulk annuity market in 2022
19 January 2022The UK's bulk market remains buoyant with growing insurer capacity. This year could also see mega transactions and potential shifts in market dynamics. Ronan McCaughey explains
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Legacy life books: targeted approaches to de-risking and optimisation
17 January 2022In the second of two articles, Luca Tres reviews how a targeted risk transfer strategy can help life insurers better manage their legacy books - and looks to the future of legacy life de-risking
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InsuranceERM's top stories of the year
31 December 2021Christopher Cundy, Ronan McCaughey, Sarfraz Thind and Paul Walsh reveal the most-read stories that ran in 2021 and discuss why they will remain relevant in 2022