Association of British Insurers (ABI)
The case for scenarios in op risk loss databases
Scenario analysis is gaining in popularity following the crisis and loss data consortia are quick to cater for this renewed interest
Oric membership increases
Three new members join the ABI operational Risk Consortium loss database
Escape from Solvency II - insurers consider the offshore option
Many UK insurers faced with growing regulatory pressure are seeking a move offshore to escape the forthcoming Solvency II regulations and the high capital charges they bring. But do lower capital charges equal lower standards for consumers? Blake Evans…
Solvency II & risk management conference
Life & Pensions’ fourth annual Solvency II conference brought together a large number of leading industry figures at a critical point in the directive’s evolution
The hybrid split
Insurers’ capital management has relied heavily on hybrid debt over the last decade – a strategy that has come under threat from Ceiops' latest Solvency II proposals. Aaron Woolner reports
Oric chooses CCH Sword for operational loss database
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Solvency II
Solvency II passed without group support
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UK's authorities push for rigorous reform
REGULATORY UPDATE
The time is now
Now is the time for all good insurers to start preparing for Solvency II. Victoria Pennington explains what the new capital requirements for insurers will involve, and assesses the market's readiness for their implementation in 2012
FSA opens doors to securitisation
The UK's Financial Services Authority has outlined a new approach to insurance securitisation. A vital capital and risk management tool for banks, securitisation currently sits outside the mainstream of the insurance industry, but there are growing signs…
The View on Flu
Should life companies worry about bird flu? Swiss Re says yes, but Munich Re and a host of primary insurers claim the risks can be overstated. Richard Irving reports
ABI guidance long overdue
The Association of British Insurers has suggested recommendations for the marketing of structured products. But is it too little, too late? By Amanda Lee
ABI launches loss event database for insurers
LONDON – A new loss event database for insurance companies was launched at the end of September by the Association of British Insurers (ABI), in conjunction with software firm SAS.
Diversification could reduce capital requirements by 50%, says ABI
Risk diversification should typically reduce capital requirements for British life insurers by between 25% and 50% under the Financial Services Authority's new individual capital assessment regime, according to a report commissioned by the Association of…
G260? Initiative gains converts
The debate is gaining momentum. What started out as a small group of disgruntled investors aiming to improve market standards in corporate bond issuance has grown to become a pan-European movement.
ABI to run op risk database next year
The Italian Banks Association (ABI) will have a fully functional operational loss database supported by information from Italy's largest banks by the second half of next year.