Archive

  • Annuity changes put corporate bonds under pressure

    23 April 2014

    Revisions to the UK's legislation around annuities is causing insurers to rethink investment strategies. Hardeep Dhillon examines the impact on sterling capital markets and demand for assets

  • Morningstar and UBS Delta to offer Solvency II capital calculations

    22 April 2014

    Market risk SCR figures will provide insights on asset allocation

  • Derivatives used for hedging by two out of three life insurers

    14 April 2014

    Interest-rate, equity and currency risks are the main ones hedged, Milliman survey finds

  • ABI and IMA to form new investment entity

    11 April 2014

    Daniel Godfrey to be chief executive

  • Investec's Impala hedging solution attracts insurers

    31 March 2014

    Interest growing for inflation and interest rate risk protection

  • Solvency II securitisation charges remain turn-off for insurers

    19 March 2014

    Capital charges high compared to other asset classes

  • SST raises awareness of asset risk

    17 March 2014

    But the regulation is positive for Swiss insurers, says Fitch

  • Insurers can reap rewards through "marginal" asset diversification

    23 January 2014

    Solvency II's high capital charges are no barrier, says BlackRock

  • Commercial real estate investors add to criticism of Solvency II capital charges

    21 January 2014

    CFREC Europe and Inrev ask Eiopa to relax rules on commercial mortgage backed securities

  • Conning offers US insurers trade finance investments

    14 January 2014

    NAIC recently approved trade finance as an investable asset