Pensions
News
Commission pauses decision on Solvency II occupational pension transition
And no new legislative measures on group supervision planned
Chesnara finishes Solvency II transition, begins IFRS 17 project
Firm reveals accounting standard’s implementation cost
GI business sale to Allianz boosts LV='s Solvency II ratio
LV= sees recovery from Ogden impact
L&G grew profits, and solvency ratio in 2017
Solvency coverage now estimated to be 196%
UK mortality improvement slowdown likely to persist
The CMI’s latest projection model suggests slowing rate is a trend, not a one-off event, as Cintia Cheong reports
Environmentalists slam insurers for backing Polish coal plants
Australian lobby group floats notion of compulsory longevity insurance
Prudential Financial reinsures $1.8bn of longevity risk
Australian watchdog warns insurers on prudential framework
EU supervisors order 24 insurers to hold billions of extra capital
Insurance executive named Austria's finance minister
PIC completes £100m buy-in with three pension funds
Analysis
NN's Jan-Hendrik Erasmus: "the key issue is how to embrace technology"
NN Group’s chief risk officer discusses with David Walker how the Dutch insurer is positioned for M&A, why Solvency II does not need to change, longevity risk hedging and today’s technology and cyber challenges
Gen Re's Jules Constantinou: technology can make insurance more meaningful
Jules Constantinou, regional manager for life and health at GenRe UK and Ireland, and president-elect of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, vows to make insurance more meaningful to society. He tells Cintia Cheong how technology can help achieve that
Yes, no, maybe: the PRA responds to industry's Solvency II reform agenda
The UK regulator has made a point-by-point reply to the Association of British Insurers' agenda for Solvency II reforms and confirmed its priority to review the reporting requirements. Christopher Cundy reports
Actuaries price themselves out of data science jobs
The skills needed in the ‘big data’ revolution closely match those held by actuaries, but well-qualified individuals are unlikely to find the sector financially attractive, as Cintia Cheong finds in her report on actuarial recruitment in the UK
L'exception française?
The French government is proposing to exempt supplementary pension products from Solvency II capital requirements, a seismic change that will give the sector much needed relief. Hugo Coelho 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
