Articles by Louie Woodall
Insurers call for more transparent infrastructure investments
Structuring and regulation of assets frustrating investment, say market participants
XXX financing market braced for increased captive scrutiny
Reserve financing using offshore captives is big business in the US. Yet what started as an innovative method of moving excessive reserve requirements off balance sheet has turned, in some regulators’ minds, into a dark art that puts policyholder…
Fears of disjointed regulation of systemically risky insurers grow
Harmonisation of US and global systemic risk frameworks needed as US proposes first Sifis, warns industry think tank
Insurers look to volatility controls to support long-term guarantees
As insurers look for ways to offer long-term guarantees to customers despite the challenging investment environment, some are turning to volatility control mechanisms to reduce the cost of hedging the guarantees. Louie Woodall examines how these…
AIA cautions NAIC on US Orsa guidance
Requirements should not be made too prescriptive, says trade association
‘Credible risk’ that last liquid point for UK risk-free curve could change
Concerns raised over Eiopa’s discretion over methodology
Insurers target value-in-force monetisation transactions to boost regulatory capital
But securitisations still a challenge, say experts
Australian insurers and banks gear up for regulatory changes
Regulator seeks harmonised risk management and governance across the industry
Insurers bolster inflation protection
Hedging assets sought to combat escalating risk of interest rate and inflation spike
US insurers target European commercial real estate debt
Attractive yields and supply demand mismatch spur interest
Singapore presses ahead with new ERM framework for insurers
Regulator soothes industry concerns over tight compliance deadlines
Unprepared insurers delay South Africa's risk-based solvency regime
Third quantitative impact study and economic impact study to be launched later this year
How ETFs could prove useful to insurers
The right tool for the job?
‘Prescriptive’ ComFrame criticised by American insurance industry
Fears that global cooperation and coordination initiative is evolving into strict regulatory regime
Systemic risk debate hots up over variable annuities and ILS
In defence of the non-traditional
National regulators ramp up efforts to combat low rate threat
Interesting times
‘Flawed’ standard formula currency risk calibration needs revision - Insurance Europe
Current specification is ‘counter-intuitive’, say industry experts
Insurers fear non-recognition of equivalence under Solvency II interim reporting requirements
Group supervisors to determine whether European or local rules apply to non-European entities
Lloyd’s insurers challenged by internal model change policies
Questions on parameterisation remain unanswered by European rule-makers
Allianz leads German insurers in guarantees shake-up
Insurers developing new products to reduce exposure to low rates
Variable annuities do not pose a systemic risk - Geneva Association
Industry think-tank rejects product’s designation as a non-traditional, non-insurance activity
Italian insurers question benefit of Solvency II long-term guarantees package
Matching adjustment and countercyclical premium inadequate for Italian insurers’ needs
Solvency II equivalence rules must not threaten European insurers - Skinner
Rules must not cause 'ill effects' to firms with international business, warns senior MEP