Insurance
Insurance accounting shake-up puts risk centre stage
IFRS 17 will create a closer link between insurers' risk management and P&L volatility
OpRisk Europe and North America wrap: cyber, 3LOD and the SMA
Future of op risk modelling a hot topic at conference, along with evolving three lines of defence framework
Better data key to cyber risk underwriting, say practitioners
Lack of loss data means predictions are a problem
Cyber insurance not a risk management tool, say banks
Lengthy payout mechanism of cyber policies makes it ineffectual against large losses, dealers argue
Solvency II model approvals: lessons from round one
Board members must help shape model validation process
Insurers press case for new-look risk margin
Firms call for lower cost of capital and link to interest rates in key element of Solvency II
Enterprise risk management for insurers
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Managing data processing in financial risk management
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The benefits of full valuation ALM
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Eiopa to revisit standard formula calibrations in ‘recurring exercise’
Authority considering periodical reviews to preserve Solvency II’s risk sensitivity
Power struggle: EU battles for supervisory convergence
European Commission’s review of the three supervisory authorities fraught with difficulties
Transparency premium: insurers seek swaps reporting reform
US insurers claim their bespoke swaps are being front-run, raising hedging costs
Index rule change could test bond market liquidity
More than 1,000 bonds will be removed from the Barclays US Agg on April 1
Keeping faith: IAIS rebuffs view G-Sii concept will die
But firms see workplan announcement as step away from focus on high-risk entities
China’s insurers wrestle with ALM as liabilities lengthen
Clampdown on overseas investment fuels pressure to find long-duration domestic assets
Insurers’ losses shine light on swaps accounting
FASB seeking to iron out swaps mismatches that hit MetLife, Manulife and others
Deal or no deal? US divided on EU insurance agreement
Benefits of mutual recognition may encourage Trump administration to keep Obama’s last act
Insurers forced to choose between imperfect inflation hedges
Inflation is predicted to rise but hedges against it are getting harder to put in place
Fresh Priips objections reignite timing fears
Supervisors' concerns could delay adoption and put pressure on implementation timeline
Buy-siders weigh virtues of P2P repo
Tradition's platform is attracting interest, but obstacles remain to peer-to-peer repo
Crunching mortality and life insurance portfolios with extended CreditRisk+
Jonas Hirz, Uwe Schmock and Pavel Shevchenko present a summary of actuarial applications of the extended CreditRisk+ model
The path to compliance: Unwinding the insurance industry's regulatory requirements
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Eiopa stress test highlights UK reliance on matching adjustment
Tests reveal how unwelcome any watering down of key measure would be
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Iain Forrester, investment director, insurance solutions at Standard Life investments, considers the risks and advantages of investing in multi-asset funds