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Market participants seek to address earthquake model blind spots
Recent earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan have woken up many insurers to the potential for unexpected losses from secondary agents following catastrophes. Thomas Whittaker reports
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One of the most fundamental points of Solvency II still remains one of the most contentious. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports on how the risk-free rate has moved from the technical to the political
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China is greying quickly, but low penetration of pensions and life insurance mean little likelihood of a UK-style longevity swap market emerging
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Pricing and transaction process must now be addressed in order to attract investors, say experts
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The model challenge: catastrophe models and Solvency II
The treatment of catastrophe models within Solvency II’s internal model regime raises some crucial issues for insurers. Thomas Whittaker examines the implications
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