News

  • MetLife selling US retail business to lose Sifi status

    13 January 2016

    New company would have $240bn in assets

  • Vicky Kubitscheck talks about her fears and hopes for Solvency II

    13 January 2016

    Chief risk officer and compliance director at Police Mutual says it would be a shame if the good intentions of Solvency II were overshadowed by compliance efforts

  • German MEP slams 0% charge on local govt bonds

    13 January 2016

    Heavily indebted regional governments in Austria and Spain deemed as risk-free borrowers under Solvency II

  • NAIC names committee line-ups

    13 January 2016

    McCarty will lead international insurance regulations committee again as chairs and vice-chairs appointed for 2016

  • Corrado Baldinelli on the implications of Solvency II for Italian insurers

    12 January 2016

    Italian insurers are well-capitalised on a Solvency II basis and without the benefit of transitional measures, says the secretary general of the Italian supervisor

  • Insurers set to take £32bn in pension risk in 2016

    12 January 2016

    Willis Towers Watson predicts activity to increase in longevity hedging and bulk annuity markets after a slow start

  • RPC Consulting hires ex-PwC insurance partner

    11 January 2016

    Chris Carson joins London-based RPC

  • Maerkert to replace Mueller as Hannover Re CRO

    11 January 2016

    Long-standing CRO Mueller to retire this month

  • Fitch: Solvency II transitionals 'distort' comparisons

    11 January 2016

    Rating agency will not use Solvency II reporting to assist ratings

  • Sylvia Cronin on the difficulties facing Irish insurers

    11 January 2016

    The pile of reporting templates will put the industry to test, says Irish supervisor