Insurance
Takaful presents unique ALM challenges for insurers in Asia
Moral assurance
Ernst & Young interview: A combined solution – overcoming the twin challenges of Solvency II and IFRS
The timing of the implementation of Solvency II and the second phase of IFRS presents a major logistical challenge for insurers which are not prepared
EC's Van Hulle responds to industry's Solvency II broadside
EC head of insurance and pensions Karel Van Hulle acknowledged industry concerns at Risk's European conference this week - but pushed back against doom-mongering
Catastrophe bonds hit by Japan earthquake
Catastrophe bonds hit by Japan earthquake
Pricing in the UK bulk annuity market returns to historical norms
Buyout prices closer to historic norms in 2010, according to leading UK annuity provider Legal & General
Catastrophe bonds hit by Japanese quake
Investors ponder short- and medium-term effects earthquake could have on cat bond market
Gender discrimination ruling leaves annuity providers confused over capital
UK annuities providers cannot price for gender, but must still reserve capital for it
The move away from market consistency
Full circle
Cat risk – Solvency II standard formula is up to double industry view of nat cat risk
Standard formula is up to double industry view of nat cat risk
German finance ministry to lower guarantee rates below actuaries’ projections
German finance ministry to lower guarantee rates below actuaries’ projections
Credit Suisse looks to enter Dutch longevity market
Credit Suisse looks to Dutch longevity
Climbing the modernisation mountain
Climbing the modernisation mountain
Netherlands heralded as next longevity market
An €11 billion increase in the liabilities of the top four Dutch pension funds owing to life expectancy improvements could see a longevity swap deal agreed in the Netherlands
Estimating and reducing lapse risk
The persistency problem
RSA: anatomy of a longevity swap
The long game
A balanced structure?
A balanced structure?
Internal model should not be mandatory for VA business – MetLife
Internal model should not be mandatory for VA business – MetLife
Irish sovereign annuities could reduce pension liabilities by 30%
Irish sovereign annuities could reduce pension liabilities by 30%
JP Morgan completes first longevity swap on non-retirees
JP Morgan completes first longevity swap on non-retirees
High cost of longevity derisking sees ABP consider alternative hedges
Europe’s largest pension fund is priced out of longevity securities market but looks to investments linked to the elderly as longevity hedge
Real estate provides inflation hedging – but only over the long-term
Correlation between inflation and real estate investment can be negative in the short term but almost perfect on a long-term time horizon