Munich Re
EU insurers’ solvency ratios weather UFR change
New fixing of ultimate forward rate increases firms’ solvency capital requirements
Munich Re's P&C capital charge swells €2bn in 2018
Property and casualty capital requirement pushes overall SCR to €14.7 billion
Munich Re adjusts sovereign portfolio
Reinsurer clips US, UK, Italy holdings
Solvency II capital charges concentrated in two key risks
Market risk SCR averages 37% across six large insurers
Equity hedges protect Munich Re from vol spike
Net derivative liabilities fall 95% year-on-year
Goldman names new head of US power trading
Other commodities moves at BTG Pactual, EDF Trading, Javelin and Munich Re
Weather house of the year: Munich Re Trading
Weather derivatives specialist wins praise for consistent, high-quality service
Integrating risk management with the investment process - a Munich Re case study
The perennial challenge for insurers and reinsurers is to make certain that the assets they hold will cover all their present and future liabilities. Traditionally, companies have sought to manage the risk of a shortfall through careful design and…
Yellen nominated for Federal Reserve chair, and other recent job moves
Changing hats – November 2013
Renewables expected to drive demand for weather derivatives
Weather risk management firms predict renewables and thinner energy market liquidity will drive growth
Real to set sights on renewables after acquisition by Munich Re
Purchase of RenRe Energy Advisors could lead to new weather hedging tools for renewable energy
Credit Suisse poaches Munich Re CRO, and other recent job moves
Tobias Guldimann moves to newly-created risk position, and other Changing Hats stories from the last month
People: Credit Suisse appoints Munich Re CRO
Guldimann takes new role at Credit Suisse as Munich Re's Oechslin arrives; Barclays hires Morzaria from JP Morgan; Min Park joins Standard Chartered; new European inflation trading head at Citi; Axe leaves LCH.Clearnet
Insurers bolster inflation protection
Hedging assets sought to combat escalating risk of interest rate and inflation spike
Insurers begin 'cautious' re-risking of investment portfolios as yields slump
Third-quarter results show small increase in equity exposure and lower-grade corporates
Insurers enhance risk engines to meet Solvency II demands
Powering up the engine
Low risk, high return: getting the most from a low risk asset strategy
Low risk, high return
Economic turmoil taxes market risk models
Treading carefully
Scenario analysis for the insurance industry
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