Insurance Risk - April 2015
Articles in this issue
PRA letter on equity release leaves insurers puzzled
Internal structures allowed, but firms pushed towards internal models
Capital charges no obstacle to infra investment – Montalvo
Regulator: poor risk-return the real barrier to insurers becoming more active
Europe's life firms eye carry trade to ease pain of low rates
Insurers repurpose strategy used successfully by Japanese peers
‘Unpleasant surprise’ casts shadow over SII adjustments
Eiopa calculations show unexpected increase in fundamental spread
Matching adjustment: PRA note clarifies and criticises equally
UK regulator sets out cashflow needs, but restates old concerns
Longevity risk hedging with a population-based index solution
Cedric Fetiveau and Chenye Jia propose a method to measure longevity risk
Firms’ twin fears of complexity and gold-plating
Industry concerned about over-engineering of regulation
Standard formula: how different is too different?
Insurers must demonstrate standard formula is appropriate. But what this means is sometimes unclear
Rekindled affection: transitional measures spur equity rethink
Some firms increasing holdings to benefit from grandfathering
How to assess standard formula appropriateness
The areas where firms must work hardest to show suitability
Fed takes hands-on approach to thrift-owning insurers
Savings and loan holding companies get used to closer scrutiny
