Archive

• "Insurers remain vulnerable to 'double-hit' scenario"

  01 June 2015

  QE adds to the pressure, says Eiopa

• Talanx joins critics of Heta bond handling

  12 May 2015

  German insurer writes down €47m; rues Austrian stance

• The challenge of hedging under the volatility adjustment

  29 April 2015

  The multiple factors used to calculate the Solvency II risk-free rate when using the volatility adjustment (VA) render it almost impossible to hedge perfectly while maintaining capital efficiency, but that in turn creates an opportunity for value-added asset-liability management, says Paul Fulcher

• Phoenix builds up equity-release book

  24 April 2015

  Part of strategy to diversify asset portfolio

• Matching adjustment details challenge UK insurers

  22 April 2015

  The matching adjustment is currently the biggest issue for UK insurer asset portfolios before Solvency II comes into force next year. Among the key issues are equity release, FX hedges and collateral. Sarfraz Thind reports

• Friends Life CIO values his investment banking skills

  13 April 2015

  At Friends Life Robert Groves has brought an innovative approach to the role of CIO from his previous career in banking. Right now his biggest challenges are ensuring Friends Life's assets are eligible for the matching adjustment and sourcing higher-yielding investments, as Sarfraz Thind explains

• Eiopa publishes infrastructure investments discussion paper

  27 March 2015

  Comments requested from insurers

• PRA warns insurers on fossil fuel assets

  03 March 2015

  Deputy head Fisher claims insurers could be hit by policy changes

• Aviva Investors fined by FCA

  24 February 2015

  Settlement announced over cherry-picking of funds

• PRA gives guidance on equity release mortgages

  23 February 2015

  Restructuring for MA likely to be acceptable if via a subsidiary