Insurance Risk
Gaps in US captive rules will slow reserve financing market
Capital charge uncertainty expected to affect first quarter activity
Eiopa Insurance Stress Test – Should alarm bells be ringing?
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IAIS keeps options open with first proposals for global standard
Standard-setter defers decision on valuation basis
Paul Stanworth, L&G, on liability-matching 'fringe' assets
UK insurer plans wider range of investments for annuity fund
Insurance proxy modelling: the weight of success
Clive Davidson reviews how proxy models have developed since their inception a decade ago
Expanding the benchmarked equity portfolio management paradigm
Hamza Bahaji, Stephanie Ridon and Emmanuel Bourdeix propose a tracking error driven allocation approach applicable to a broad equity universe
Eiopa cuts matching adjustment risk margin
UK insurers welcome additional capital relief
EU insurance stress tests reveal industry vulnerability to ‘Japanification’
Quarter of firms would suffer negative cashflows in prolonged low interest rate scenario
Piling on the pounds: Aviva-Friends Life reflects appetite for scale
Insurance tie-up is part of trend for firms to maximise efficiencies
Now is the time for clarity
Matching adjustment process shows how regulatory confusion might be resolved in practice
Life firms set sights on asset management
Insurers are making changes to outmoded business models
The case for active portfolio management
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NAIC nears adoption of disputed rules on captives
Actuaries warn of non-compliance cost to end-consumers and impact on insurers
Insurance ALM from RBS – Putting risk in its place
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Swiss Re resigned to G-Sii designation – Brahin
Reinsurer ready to meet additional requirements
With-profits models lack sophistication, survey shows
Towers Watson survey reveals over half of insurers do not project risk appetite
Video: Asset finance next for yield-hungry insurers
Insurance companies could move into air finance and shipping, says SG's Viet
Insurance Risk awards 2014: The winners
Legal & General named insurer of the year
Regional strength earns two awards for Barclays
Bank wins in ALM and equity-risk categories
Pimco builds on cornerstone of quality execution
Asset manager runs daily SCR checks for clients
L&G capitalises on bank retrenchment
UK insurer named insurer of the year at 2014 awards
Change brings opportunity for SG - winner of best bank
Societe Generale is helping insurers get through a transformational period
Nomura innovates with contingent collateral facility
'Neat solution' similar to a repo market of last resort
Deal of the year: BT swap ‘the way forward' for longevity risk
Prudential Financial scoops award for best reinsurer