Insurance Risk - February 2015
Articles in this issue
Paul Stanworth, L&G, on liability-matching 'fringe' assets
UK insurer plans wider range of investments for annuity fund
IAIS keeps options open with first proposals for global standard
Standard-setter defers decision on valuation basis
Gaps in US captive rules will slow reserve financing market
Capital charge uncertainty expected to affect first quarter activity
Bottom of the class: Eiopa stress-test underperformers compared
How firms and regulators are responding to pressures highlighted by November survey
Terrorism risk act poses challenges for US monolines
Higher loss trigger will force smaller insurers to reassess risk appetite
Lessons from Japan for Europe's life firms
Insurance failures at the end of the 1990s show how not to survive low rates
Insurers struggle to manage risk of infrastructure U-turns
Mitigating political risk is tough, but more can be done
MetLife Sifi fight draws in state regulators
Insurance commissioners say views ignored by federal agencies
Ignore Eiopa's stress test results at your peril
Worst-case scenario looks worryingly possible
Clash of rules threatens to split Swedish insurers
Firms will face difficult choices when joint insurance-pensions regime ends
