Insurance Risk - December 2015/January 2016
Articles in this issue
Firms tap Solvency II know-how for accounting overhaul
IFRS changes will be next challenge for European insurers
G-Siis: regulatory clash puts derivatives use in doubt
Insurers say IAIS proposals contradict risk-based capital rules
Insurance Risk Awards 2015: The winners
Insurer of the year Allianz one of 19 firms to receive industry awards
Best catastrophe modelling software: Aon Benfield
Aon brings philosophy of openness to catastrophe models
Best regulatory reporting software: BearingPoint
Provider of choice for many supervisors secures award with Abacus
Best operational risk management software: IBM
Connectivity key to OpenPages' success
Best consulting firm: KPMG
Consultancy takes award second year running with 'no regrets' approach
Best Solvency II software package; Best economic scenario generator: Moody’s Analytics
Clients say breadth of coverage a winning formula
Best securities servicing provider: Societe Generale Securities Services
Enriched data and bespoke Solvency II solution carries SGSS to win
Best risk engine: UBS Delta
Clean data and consistency put UBS Delta in lead
Best data management service provider; Best actuarial modelling software: Sungard
Double award for Sungard with further enhancements to Prophet
Best bank, equity risk: Societe Generale
SG wins with jumbo trades and product innovation
Best bank, ALM and rates/inflation: Royal Bank of Scotland
Focus on core strengths proving successful with insurance clients
Deal of the Year: Benu Capital; Best bank, ILS: BNP Paribas
Record deal shows way forward for mortality bonds
Insurer of the year: Allianz
Solvency ratio sets benchmark despite conservative internal model assumptions
Best asset manager: BlackRock
BlackRock out in front thanks to network effect
Reinsurer of the year: Prudential Financial
Longevity cover for insurers secures second win for Prudential
CRO of the year: Robert Rupp, The Hartford
Respected risk specialist at the centre of The Hartford's comeback story
LCH.Clearnet considering repo lines to pension funds
CCP talking to pension funds about becoming direct repo counterparty
Best bank, credit and best bank overall
Goldman takes top spot thanks to long-standing commitment to insurance clients
Convergence 'main strategic focus' for Eiopa – Bernardino
Lack of Solvency II consistency dominates discussion at authority's conference
Cash-22 – The regulatory conundrum
Sponsored feature: RBS
Insurers wary of capital 'uncertainty' in multi-asset funds
Firms concerned about modelling future portfolio changes
Insurers grabbing 'structural premiums' as banks step back
Firms benefiting from 'relatively favourable' regulation
G-Siis must get used to regulatory pressure on two fronts
Contradictions between systemic risk rules and solvency regulations seem unavoidable
Applying risk technology and data in a ‘brave new world’
Sponsored feature: FIS
Insurers must perform balancing act
Winners' Circle: RBS
Plenty of life in the longevity risk market
Winners' Circle: Prudential Financial
