Vincent Huck

• Taiwan to tighten rules for life firms

  24 May 2019

  Change would curb unit-linked products and introduced greater ALM challenges for firms

• Old Mutual board suspends CEO over trust issues

  24 May 2019

  Peter Moyo had been in the position for a year

• Nippon Life AM increases stake in Indian asset manager

  23 May 2019

  Japanese firm raises stake in RNAM to 75%

• Hong Kong flexes its regulatory muscles to compete internationally

  23 May 2019

  The pearl of the Orient has been implementing the International Monetary Fund’s recommendations for stronger regulation at a fast pace. In the first part of this two-part series, Vincent Huck looks at the progress made and what remains to be achieved.

  

• Scor Investment Partners acquires ILS fund manager

  23 May 2019

  Scor IP now has an aggregate $2.1bn ILS assets under management

• Allianz Africa CIO: investing in nascent capital markets

  21 May 2019

  In London to speak at the 2019 Africa Financial Services Investment Conference, Allianz chief investment officer for Africa Jens Köke, took the time between two meetings for a quick coffee – double expresso – with Insurance Asset Risk. Interview by Vincent Huck

  

• IFRS 17 to promote dynamic ALM, Moody’s says

  20 May 2019

  Accounting standards won’t impact ratings but will shape product, pricing and investment strategies

• UK Libor transition working group highlights rapid progress

  20 May 2019

  But insurers still lagging behind according to rating agency Moody’s

• Swiss Re warns US life insurers on credit risk if markets head south

  17 May 2019

  Reinsurer recommends more stress testing of severe credit cycle downturn

• Aegon divests from Japan annuities JV with Sony Life

  17 May 2019

  Dutch insurer sells its 50% stake for €130m