Analysis

  • Optimising Solvency II capital through investment strategy

    12 September 2014

    Insurers should consider their overall investment strategy holistically to minimise SCR capital charges

  • Mounting data concerns

    09 September 2014

    Solution providers highlight classification codes and look-through as problem areas in Solvency II reporting.

  • Credit the improvement in Aegon UK's investments

    03 September 2014

    Aegon UK looks to improve the credit strength of its assets.

  • Insurers hope any rate rises will be orderly

    27 August 2014

    Rising interest rates pose a dilemma for insurers. Sarfraz Thind looks at how firms are positioning themselves

  • Interest rate woes for Canadian insurers

    21 August 2014

    Kulli Tamm and Thomas Holzheu examine the impact of low interest rates on Canadian life and P&C insurers.

  • Solvency II: Pillar 3 issues for smaller insurers

    19 August 2014

    Charles Portsmouth highlights the key issues facing smaller companies when reporting for Solvency II

  • Scor faces up to the Solvency II asset test

    13 August 2014

    Fabrice Rossary, CIO at Scor, talks through the company's investment strategy.

  • 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

  • US life investment income peaks to highest level in decade

    30 July 2014

    Alternative assets and equities jump, bonds decline, says GR-NEAM