Insurance Risk
New longevity indexes ‘a step forward’ in developing tradable market but challenges remain
New longevity indexes ‘a step forward’ in developing market but challenges remain
Ultra long-dated UK gilts could provide data to value long-term liabilities
Ultra long-dated UK gilts could provide data to value long-term liabilities
CMS: covering all bases
CMS: covering all bases
Matching premium back in the spotlight
Matching premium back in the spotlight
Q&A: Steve Haynes, LV= chief risk officer
The risk challenge
Liquidity swap activity will be driven by bank funding needs, say bankers
Banks’ long-term funding needs will drive demand for liquidity swaps with insurers
UK insurers set to lobby for easing of constraints on matching adjustment
Relief as new matching premium included in Omnibus II Econ text, but questions remain over how it will work
Insurers look to social housing to diversify asset mix
Social enterprise
European Parliament’s plenary vote on Omnibus II delayed again
Concerns mount over Solvency II implementation timetable as plenary vote rescheduled to September
Sponsored feature: BNY Mellon
Putting cash to work – Now and post Solvency II
Need for matching premiums recognised in Econ vote
Amended Omnibus II text acknowledges a matching premium is necessary, but there is no detail on how it will work
Investors split on 100-year gilt proposal
An ultra long-dated gilt will provide observable market data for liability discounting, but investor demand at the 100-year maturity is questioned
Longevity risk transfer market ‘set to boom’ in Japan
Accounting and regulatory changes will drive demand, say participants
Insurers enhance risk engines to meet Solvency II demands
Powering up the engine
IAIS examining ways to increase regulator exchange of information
Supervisors urged to sign up to IAIS multilateral memorandum of understanding to allay concerns over sharing of confidential information
MEP vote on Omnibus II postponed until July
Delay to plenary vote ‘will provide crucial additional time to negotiate contentious issues’
Keep regulation in proportion
Keep regulation in proportion
Sponsored statement: BNY Mellon
Solvency II – Market risk: Getting off the data starting blocks
Europe and US clash over global regulatory framework
Clash of the titans
The state of the art: how ESGs and actuarial software are evolving
State of the art
Low risk, high return: getting the most from a low risk asset strategy
Low risk, high return