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Horace Mann reinsures $2.9bn annuity block with RGA
Deal will help fund acquisition of National Teachers Associates
AIG combines reinsurance operations to form AIG Re
AIG Re includes Validus Re, AlphaCat and Talbot Treaty
UK insurers face climate and cyber quiz in annual stress tests
The Prudential Regulation Authority has sent a letter to the largest life and general insurers
Solvency II matching adjustment benefit rises above €77bn
Widening credit spreads and growing portfolios boost figures by 15%
US commercial lines business improving, says Fitch
Insurers buoyed by strengthening premiums, but concerns remain over nat cat losses
ReAssure schedules IPO for July
Swiss Re to float UK closed-book life insurer in London
Lloyd's CEO says the market must embrace digital transformation
John Neal has called on Lloyd’s to evolve fast or risk driving itself into irrelevance
Technology and cyber top poll of insurers' risks
The Insurance Banana Skins report says overall tone is the most negative since 2007
Eiopa to examine run-off business in Europe
Gabriel Bernardino reveals other priorities of the authority
Swiss Re to push ahead with ReAssure IPO
Targets trillion-pound opportunities in closed-book life consolidation
Analysis
Setting the record straight on ICS 2.0
Paul Walsh speaks to Victoria Saporta, IAIS executive committee chair, to discuss the outlook for the global insurance capital standard (ICS)
Comment: on the Solvency II matching adjustment and credit risk capital
Craig Turnbull argues whether the matching adjustment results in EU life insurers holding a prudent amount of capital to support the long-term credit default risk in their fixed income portfolios
International capital standards: the US's chorus of disapproval
Development of the global insurance capital standard (ICS) has always been controversial. But the level of ire expressed by the US government, regulators and insurers at this week's NAIC conference was unprecedented. Sarfraz Thind reports
German life insurers relish €4.5bn-plus saving on ZZR contributions
The revised methodology for calculating Germany's special interest rate reserves is saving billions for the country's life insurers. David Walker reports
The CRO and pianist who hits all the right notes
Justin Skinner is chief risk officer at Vitality, the pioneering life and health insurer. He talks to Ronan McCaughey about his career, the risk management challenges associated with technology – and Queen's greatest hits
Lloyd’s culture risks sabotaging its transformation plan
Lloyd’s “bold new strategy” to transform the 330-year-old insurance market by targeting efficiency and technology innovation could fall flat because of a lack of talent, the timeline for execution and the challenge of appeasing different stakeholders. Ronan McCaughey explains