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Cat bonds set for boom year as new investors eye market
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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...
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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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Life insurers and pension funds have been using commodities as a portfolio diversifier for years. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports on how the asset class is evolving
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Solvency II asset charges will not stop insurers funding banks
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Solvency II is expected to lead to changes in insurers’ investment strategies. Janko Gorter and Melle Bijlsma argue that the effects on the financial markets and the real economy may not be as significant as some have suggested
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 Whittaker reports
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. Clive Davidson reports on the results of the tests
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 such products – and what this means for the consumer
Insurers look to optimise curve-fitting technique
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Curve fitting is one of the most popular approximation methods to value liabilities. But it has limitations and insurers are working hard to optimise the technique, reports Clive Davidson
Plans for US Orsa gather pace
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The prospect of a US version of the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment for insurers has moved a step closer with approval of the draft guidance. Thomas Whittaker looks at the progress of the initiative
Lessons learned from the Swiss Solvency Test
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Three years after the Swiss Solvency Test became mandatory for all Swiss insurers, Life & Pension Risk looks at the impact of the regulation on the industry and discovers a number of lessons that Europe should learn. Thomas Whittaker reports
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