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News
Hong Kong insurers eye derivatives, reinsurance to aid RBC compliance
Incoming capital standards put asset-liability management in the spotlight
Swiss Re selling remaining stake in Phoenix
Holding was a remnant from sale of ReAssure
Lloyd's predicts stable solvency in China as C-Ross Phase II begins
Practitioners expect volatile solvency levels elsewhere in China
Romanian insurers dogged by Solvency II compliance issues
Balance sheet review shows vulnerabilities and risks in the country's insurance sector
Large foreign-owned life insurers most likely to want Hong Kong RBC early
Insurance Authority has invited long term insurers to apply if they wish to start the rules early
Solvency II is affecting our competitiveness, says PIC
CFO-designate Dominic Veney sets out the case for post-Brexit reform of the regulation
C-Ross Phase II to depress Chinese insurers' solvency ratios
Regulations will usher in new risk charges this quarter
InsuranceERM's top US stories of 2021
US editor Sarfraz Thind picks out four key themes
China's regulator praises insurers for Covid-19 business support
The CBIRC also detailed some risk failings in 2021
HK Insurance Authority invites insurers to adopt RBC early
IA will evaluate applications based on their merits
Eiopa stress tests push nine EU insurers below solvency threshold
But all firms would be able to meet policyholder promises in stressed scenario
Aegon boosts solvency ratio after longevity reinsurance deal
Dutch insurer transfers €7bn liabilities to RGA
Generali eyes €1.5bn SCR reduction through life book optimisation
Italian group launches its first share buyback in 15 years
Australian regulator rejects internal models in revised capital framework
Revision prompted by introduction of AASB 17 accounting standard
Bain's acquisition of LV rejected, Royal London reapproaches
MP calls for review of mutuals law
UK will lag behind EU unless Solvency II reform gets radical
The ABI's outgoing Huw Evans, shared his thoughts on Brexit, Solvency II and green investment
Analysis
Legacy life books: a proactive approach
In the first of two articles, Luca Tres discusses the strategies available to life insurers facing the challenges of high capital intensity and low profitability in their life legacy business
InsuranceERM's top stories of the year
Christopher 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
Apac re/insurers welcome the alternative
Regulators in Asia have been busy creating frameworks for insurers to transfer risk to capital markets investors. Re/insurers are keen to tap this alternative source of capital, if the structures are right. David Walker reports
Focus on inflation risk, Lloyd's syndicates told
Lloyd's executives have revealed the risk priorities for the market in 2022 will also include cyber, culture and sustainability. Ronan McCaughey reports
Riding the inflation wave
Inflation has been rising throughout 2021 driven by the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, surging energy prices and global supply chain disruption. Ronan McCaughey asks how insurers are dealing with the risk
German actuaries review the Review of Solvency II
Dissecting documents with a fine-tooth comb is natural for actuaries. After applying one to the European Commission's proposals for Solvency II reform, German Association of Actuaries board member Frank Schiller spoke to David Walker