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  • 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

  • PRA unimpressed by insurers' arguments on matching adjustment

    16 October 2014

    Regulator says "no" to equity-release mortgages and limits benefits for other asset classes

  • Matching adjustment rules force rethink on mortgages and property

    06 August 2014

    Insurers are facing challenges in recognising which assets qualify for the matching adjustment

  • UK insurers seek greater clarity on scope of SII rules for assets

    30 July 2014

    The PRA provided an update to a confidential paper from the ABI outlining a number of contentious areas

  • PPOs pose major asset-matching challenge

    23 July 2014

    UK general insurers consider the best assets to match for periodical payment orders (PPOs) liabilities

  • PRA ignores insurers on matching adjustment rules

    30 June 2014

    Sets out conditions for repackaging assets and invites firms to engage in trial application

  • Insurance asset managers grapple with Solvency II challenges

    10 June 2014

    Solvency II will impact how insurers manage their assets, but the effects will depend on their size and the business mix. Christopher Cundy and Hardeep Dhillon report from InsuranceERM's Insurance Asset Risk conference