Archive

  • German life insurers to benefit from cut in maximum rate

    15 January 2014

    Moody's says actuarial decision is positive for firms

  • Conning offers US insurers trade finance investments

    14 January 2014

    NAIC recently approved trade finance as an investable asset

  • German insurers fight "unreasonably high" Solvency II infrastructure capital charge

    14 January 2014

    Unlisted renewables and infrastructure should have 20% capital charge, says GDV

  • ING asset management head joins PineBridge

    08 January 2014

    Stephan van Vliet will lead PineBridge's insurance business

  • ERM basics: Proxy techniques enable risk-based decision making

    08 January 2014

    Proxy techniques, such as least squares Monte Carlo, allow faster analysis of risks and for many insurers they have become essential tools for aiding decision making, as Brian Robinson explains

  • RBS ALM director joins consultancy

    06 January 2014

    Ross Evans now at Hymans Robertson

  • Friends Life's Mark Versey: "Infrastructure is now a core investment strategy"

    22 November 2013

    Friends Life is now directly investing in both infrastructure and commercial real estate debt after awarding combined mandates of £1bn this year. Jamie Bullen asks chief investment officer Mark Versey what lies behind this new strategy

  • Hopes build for better treatment of infrastructure investment under Solvency II

    27 September 2013

    Infrastructure investments provide a great match for insurers' liabilities, but Solvency II's crude view of the investment risk means money is not flowing as fast as it could. Milliman and JP Morgan Asset Management set out the justification for a review

  • Leasing and trade finance could spice up insurers' portfolios

    18 September 2013

    The traditional bond markets are no longer satisfying insurers' desire for a secure, stable investment income. Portfolios need to be developed to include other new core asset classes and there are opportunities aplenty for the more nimble insurers, says Yasheen Rajan.