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Despite a subdued level of activity in 2011, the cat bond market is expected to boom this year as new investors pile in and rates harden in the traditional reinsurance market. Thomas Whittaker reports on how the cat bond market is evolving
American VA providers de-risk to combat market volatility
Low interest rates and market volatility are unsettling variable annuity providers in the US. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports on how they are coping in this challenging environment
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Extreme market volatility continues to make life hard for insurers. The eurozone rumbles on without any clear sign of resolution and the threats of a Greek default and wider contagion still loom ominously. As a result, insurers have been moving into risk...
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The road to US Solvency II equivalence will be a difficult one
The US Solvency Modernisation Initiative places the country in an encouraging position for Solvency II equivalence, but there are hurdles ahead. Thomas Whittaker reports
Alternative liability modelling techniques
A recent study in the US by the Society of Actuaries and Ernst & Young has examined the effectiveness of a range of new liability modelling techniques. Clive Davidson reports on the results of the tests
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