Archive

  • UK bulk annuity market to top £10bn in 2014

    12 August 2014

    Capacity created by collapse in individual markets

  • NN Group profits from closed book hedges

    07 August 2014

    Solvency ratio increases to 271% after ING's capital injection

  • Insurers call for delay in implementing new derivatives rules

    17 July 2014

    Proposed 2015 starting date met with scepticism

  • BT bypasses intermediaries in record longevity swap

    07 July 2014

    Deal confirms increasing popularity of pension de-risking transactions

  • Indian supervisor eases limits on derivatives for hedging

    19 June 2014

    Insurers can deal in plain vanilla interest rate instruments longer than one year

  • Derivatives used for hedging by two out of three life insurers

    14 April 2014

    Interest-rate, equity and currency risks are the main ones hedged, Milliman survey finds

  • Solvency II securitisation charges remain turn-off for insurers

    19 March 2014

    Capital charges high compared to other asset classes

  • Rating agencies to profit from Solvency II data reporting

    11 February 2014

    Insurers require licences to report asset ratings to regulator

  • Insurers prioritise asset data and analytics spending

    30 January 2014

    Trend towards multi-asset portfolios putting current systems under strain

  • Eiopa proposes changes to debt securitisation capital charges

    19 December 2013

    Uniform charge replaced with a more granular approach