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Munich Re sees growth in capital relief deals
04 February 2014Price competition growing in traditional reinsurance
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Insurers prioritise asset data and analytics spending
30 January 2014Trend towards multi-asset portfolios putting current systems under strain
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Insurers can reap rewards through "marginal" asset diversification
23 January 2014Solvency II's high capital charges are no barrier, says BlackRock
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Commercial real estate investors add to criticism of Solvency II capital charges
21 January 2014CFREC Europe and Inrev ask Eiopa to relax rules on commercial mortgage backed securities
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EU insurers' investments increasingly risky
20 January 2014Search for good yields means more speculative assets held, says Fitch
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German life insurers to benefit from cut in maximum rate
15 January 2014Moody's says actuarial decision is positive for firms
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Conning offers US insurers trade finance investments
14 January 2014NAIC recently approved trade finance as an investable asset
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German insurers fight "unreasonably high" Solvency II infrastructure capital charge
14 January 2014Unlisted renewables and infrastructure should have 20% capital charge, says GDV
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ING asset management head joins PineBridge
08 January 2014Stephan van Vliet will lead PineBridge's insurance business
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ERM basics: Proxy techniques enable risk-based decision making
08 January 2014Proxy 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