Asset management
News
Vaudoise bucks European trend and posts non-life profits
Swiss group non-life premiums by 3.8% in the first half of the year
Apollo buys Aspen for $2.6bn
US asset manager locks deal with Bermudan re/insurer
Prudential Financial takes $1.5bn LTC reserving hit
Legacy long-term care products spell trouble for US insurer
Hiscox profits rise as premiums increase all round
Major reallocation of investment portfolio
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UK asks EU for different third-party equivalence regime after Brexit
Claims payments on the rise in OECD countries
Vivat issues €300m RT1 notes
Talanx expands its sustainability reporting
Commission likely to reject Eiopa’s Solvency II interest rate risk proposals
Brexit, cyber-attacks and asset repricing ranked top risks by EU supervisors
US regulators review Prudential Financial's strict supervision
Analysis
Solving Solvency II's proportionality riddle
Smaller insurers have long complained about the burden of complying with Solvency II, but balancing proportionality with proper supervision continues to be debated. Aggelos Andreou reports
Finalists announced for InsuranceERM Awards
See which companies, teams and individuals have made the shortlist for this year's awards for risk and capital management
Liquidity has become a fluid concept in financial markets
Melanie Mitchell makes the case for decreased liquidity in corporate bond markets, and explains how investors should respond
Breaking down blockchain
Talk about blockchain is reaching fever pitch in financial circles and applications for insurers are beginning to emerge. But confusion is rife and is clouding innovation, as Asa Gibson reports
Germany hits the brakes on its €32bn ZZR
The ballooning level of additional interest rate reserves has prompted reforms to the rules, but few insurers took advantage in 2015. Hugo Coelho reports
Add-ons' exposé could prompt shake-up of insurance products
Mounting regulatory scrutiny on ancillaries might pave the way for a reform of general insurers' product range, particularly if the changes cause profits to fall. Hugo Coelho reports