Insurance
Inflation rise may benefit pension scheme
Inflation rise may benefit pension scheme
Pension fund sponsor contributions likely to rise
Pension fund sponsor contributions likely to rise
Video: De-risking pension liabilities
Emanuel Eftimiu speaks to Kelvin Wilson, associate director, Grant Thornton about defined pension fund liabilities and what they mean for private equity buyers.
Negative long-term US inflation outlook means hedging currently underpriced for insurers and pension funds
Current US economic data is masking the cheapness of inflation hedging
Theory to practice - Book review: Longevity Risk
Theory to practice
Withstanding disaster - Suncorp profile
Withstanding disaster
Too big to invest? Asset allocation for supersize pension funds
Too big to invest?
Internal model compulsory for variable annuity providers in Ireland, says BOI’s Elderfield
Internal model compulsory for variable annuity providers in Ireland, says BOI’s Elderfield
Rothesay offloads longevity risk to US
Rothesay offloads longevity risk to US
Pension funds must focus on ‘left tail’ risk
Pension funds must focus on ‘left tail’ risk
Takaful presents unique ALM challenges for insurers in Asia
Moral assurance
Ernst & Young interview: A combined solution – overcoming the twin challenges of Solvency II and IFRS
The timing of the implementation of Solvency II and the second phase of IFRS presents a major logistical challenge for insurers which are not prepared
EC's Van Hulle responds to industry's Solvency II broadside
EC head of insurance and pensions Karel Van Hulle acknowledged industry concerns at Risk's European conference this week - but pushed back against doom-mongering
Catastrophe bonds hit by Japan earthquake
Catastrophe bonds hit by Japan earthquake
Pricing in the UK bulk annuity market returns to historical norms
Buyout prices closer to historic norms in 2010, according to leading UK annuity provider Legal & General
Catastrophe bonds hit by Japanese quake
Investors ponder short- and medium-term effects earthquake could have on cat bond market
Gender discrimination ruling leaves annuity providers confused over capital
UK annuities providers cannot price for gender, but must still reserve capital for it
The move away from market consistency
Full circle
Cat risk – Solvency II standard formula is up to double industry view of nat cat risk
Standard formula is up to double industry view of nat cat risk
German finance ministry to lower guarantee rates below actuaries’ projections
German finance ministry to lower guarantee rates below actuaries’ projections