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Takaful presents unique ALM challenges for insurers in Asia
The takaful market presents unique challenges to the insurance industry, but the rewards up for grabs are huge given its potential size. How are insurers managing their assets and liabilities in the risk...
Life companies have spent the past couple of years tightening up exposure to inflation, but are they ready to meet consumer demand for inflation-linked products? Blake Evans-Pritchard reports
A spike in life expectancy estimation saw the four largest Dutch schemes add €11 billion to their liabilities in one go. As a series of high-profile longevity swap providers prepare to enter the market,...
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The move away from market consistency
Market consistency was intended to bring transparency to valuing long-dated liabilities but the volatility it brought to balance sheets has led some to question its validity, and even ask for a return to using book values. Laurie Carver reports
Climbing the modernisation mountain
South African pension fund legislation has been badly in need of an update for a number of years, but draft proposals have caused concern and confusion for industry participants. By Michael Watt
Estimating and reducing lapse risk
The financial crisis highlighted the perils of lapse risk, as the strained economic conditions caused some usually docile life policyholders to surrender more easily than expected, while others remained passive. The academic literature isn’t short of...
RSA: anatomy of a longevity swap
RSA exited the life insurance business only to find itself managing similar risks from its UK pension fund – for no reward. But a bold decision of de-risking saw it become one of the first movers in the longevity swap market. Theodora Tsentas reports...
A balanced structure?
Times are tough for Japanese providers of variable annuities. Two years since the severe downturn across equity markets caused significant losses on extensive VA guarantees provided to customers, life insurers now find their margins squeezed by low interest...
Variable annuity risks hurt Japanese life companies
Times are tough for Japanese providers of variable annuities. Two years since the severe downturn across equity markets caused significant losses on extensive VA guarantees provided to customers, life insurers now find their margins squeezed by low interest...
Australian supers gear up to manage operational risk
Australian superannuation funds are moving to establish operational risk buffers, ahead of new regulations that could make provisioning for such losses mandatory. But there are concerns about how to treat equity members fairly over time. Wietske Blees...
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