Insurance Risk - Insurance Risk April 2013
Articles in this issue
Insurers ramp up commercial loan portfolios in response to Solvency II delays
Firms seek short-term opportunities before directive implemented
Swedish Solvency II discount rate move 'must address sensitivity concerns'
Extrapolation methodology must be robust and allow insurers to manage solvency positions, says Insurance Sweden
Insurers urged to explore positive basis trades
Arbitrage opportunities on government bonds could bring yield boost
Technology providers look to the cloud to meet insurers’ modelling challenges
Cloud technology potentially offers insurers an efficient way to undertake the huge amount of actuarial and risk modelling calculations that need to be performed. But with concerns around data security and reliability, is it really a fail-safe option?…
Commission's Van Hulle to be succeeded by procurement lawyer
European Commission confirms new head of insurance and pensions unit
Insurers struggle with ‘ambiguous’ technical specifications for long-term guarantees exercise
Difficulty interpreting rules threatens usefulness of results to policy-makers
European financial regulators challenge Eiopa on harmonised response to low interest rates
Regulatory solutions 'must account for local conditions', they say
OTC reforms present technology challenges for insurers
Wide-ranging changes to the the OTC derivatives market are leading insurers to upgrade their collateral management systems, often quite substantially. But the complex requirements and computational power needed is providing a challenge - not just for…
Designation of systemically important insurers hit by delay
Publication of list pushed back from April
Regulatory uncertainty 'a barrier' to issuance of contingent capital by European insurers
Lack of clarity on Solvency II dampening investor interest, while Swiss insurers reap benefits of stable regime
Insurers explore exchange-traded funds to boost yield
Exchange-traded future
Robust hedging of withdrawal guarantees
Robust hedging of withdrawal guarantees
The low-yield environment is a challenge for regulators as well as insurers
The low-yield environment is a challenge for regulators as well as insurers
