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Variable annuity redesign led by US innovation
Variable annuity providers were hurt by basis risk, extreme volatility and policyholder lapses during the crisis, and guarantees were scaled back and repriced as a result. Now risk management is driving...
Lehmann heads up UBS VA team Zurich-based investment bank UBS has appointed Yves Lehmann to the new role of managing director and global head of variable annuities (VA) structuring. He will report to David...
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Solvency II prompts Aegon UK management revamp
In response to the increasing demands of Solvency II, the UK arm of Dutch insurer Aegon has shaken up its management structure. Current chief financial officer Mark Laidlaw will take on the new role of chief risk officer, and will be replaced by Bill...
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PPF picks former Shell man for board position The Pension Protection Fund (PPF), the Croydon-based lifeboat insurer for UK corporate pension schemes, has appointed John Bevington to its board as a non-executive director. Bevington has worked for Shell...
Aegon pulls back from US in $650m JPM deal
Dutch insurer Aegon has released $650 million in regulatory capital from its US operations through a capital management deal with US bank JP Morgan, as part of a long-term strategy to shrink the proportion of its business based in the world’s largest...
Aegon heralds shift away from US emphasis with JP Morgan capital deal
The Hague-based insurer Aegon has released $650 million (£398 million) in regulatory capital from its US operations through a capital management deal with US bank JP Morgan, as part of a long-term strategy of shrinking the proportion of its business...
BarCap works to revive life insurance securitisation
For Barclays Capital, a recent £250 million ($495 million) securitisation of part of UK insurer Aegon Scottish Equitable’s life portfolio proves there’s life left in the life insurance securitisation market.
CRO Forum study released
Industry body the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Forum, which consists of the chief risk officers of Europe's leading insurers, is advancing the case for the use of proprietary internal models under Solvency II with the publication of a new in-depth report....
Lau-Hansen named marketing head at Primus
Primus Financial Products, an AAA-rated company offering credit risk protection on investment grade corporates, financials and sovereigns, has hired Candace Lau-Hansen from JP Morgan Chase as its new global head of marketing.
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