European life insurance companies
Agreement closer on 2014 implementation date for Solvency II
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Transitional provisions must still be agreed
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The risk-based capital charge due to come into effect in 2013 as part of the Solvency II requirements is set to reduce insurance companies’ demand for credit, particularly longer-dated paper. Credit...
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A number of drivers could push financial groups to dispose of life insurance assets in the near future. But a boom in M&A will also need buyers, which could prove difficult to find. By John Ferry
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Post-crisis pension fund strategic asset allocation
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Pension investing is a long-term game – but the financial crisis forced most funds to adjust their strategies to meet the demands of short-term volatility. The impact of this experience has been felt differently across Europe. Clive Davidson reports...
Insurers reappraise forex risk
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Increasing currency volatility has prompted a reappraisal of insurers’ foreign exchange hedging approach – a phenomenon that will be accelerated, particularly in the Nordic regions, with the advent of Solvency II. Laurie Carver reports
Slovenia gears up for Solvency II challenge
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In the last 20 years, the Slovene life industry has battled inflation rates of close to 2000%, sector-wide insolvency and is now readying for its first experience of risk-based capital regulation with the advent of Solvency II. Aaron Woolner reports
Dutch insurers halve risk to falling interest rates with derivatives
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Despite an increase in long-dated interest rates in 2009, the Dutch life insurance sector halved its exposure to declining interest rates last year by massively increasing its use of interest rate derivatives, according to The Dutch Central Bank (DNB)....
A free (liquid) lunch?
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The balmy evenings of summer inevitably lead to thoughts of holidays and relaxing lunches by the beach. Unless you are an actuary with a European insurer, who, thanks to the launch of the fifth Quantitative Impact Study (QIS) by the Committee of European...
Insurance optional
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The plight of European life insurance companies, in financial jeopardy due to minimumguarantees offered to policyholders, has received much press coverage. Had theyproperly understood the hidden options on their balance sheets, these companies couldhave...
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