Issue: Jan 2012
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Insurers eye CPPI structures for next generation of savings products
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Insurers are investigating a new breed of fund mechanism – the ICPPI – which allows them to offer individualised guarantees on their products more cheaply and flexibly than other types of funds. But...
EDITOR'S LETTER
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This will be a critical year in the development of Solvency II. Karel van Hulle, the man leading the European Commission’s work on Solvency II, proclaimed...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
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The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) is currently consulting on interim measures, covering areas such as risk governance...
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How insurers are dealing with internal model validation
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Model validation is a key element for internal model approval under Solvency II, but it is one of the most demanding. Clive Davidson reports on how...
The road to US Solvency II equivalence will be a difficult one
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The US Solvency Modernisation Initiative places the country in an encouraging position for Solvency II equivalence, but there are hurdles ahead. Thomas...
Alternative liability modelling techniques
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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...
Meeting the volatility challenge of guaranteed products
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Volatility in the market means guarantees are getting more expensive. Blake Evans-Pritchard looks at whether companies will be able to continue to offer...
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A historical-parametric hybrid VAR
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The calculation of value-at-risk by historical simulation suffers increasingly from the problem of missing market data as the number of time series being...
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Rolls-Royce longevity swap highlights growing cross-border appetite of reinsurers
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US insurers' mortality exposure encourages diversification with UK longevity risks
Calls for standard formula calibrations to be reduced further
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New risk parameters will increase capital requirements for some business lines
Sovereign risk poses greatest threat to European insurers
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Eiopa stress test shows threat to insurers of low interest rates
Warm words from van Hulle on counter-cyclical tools, but questions remain
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Calls for guidance as FSA provides relief to insurers on dual-capital model concerns
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