Insurance
Statement of intent
Aviva Investors has made a decisive leap into the global structured products market, hiring an industry veteran to lead its multi-asset-class rollout. Sophia Morrell talks to Stephane Rougier, the ex-Lehman Brothers banker who is leading the push.
Future planning
Deloitte and Credit Suisse have made particularly strong showings in Life & Pensions’ third annual insurance rankings, after a long and difficult year in which insurers have been busily preparing for the implementation of Solvency II. Andrew Sheen reports
Choose life
The US life settlements sector is marketing itself to pension funds and European insurers as an easy way to add diversification to a portfolio. But how are the risks modelled and how can the banks and hedge funds that are brokering the transactions…
It's all relative
The Operational Risk Consortium recently carried out an analysis of its growing database of operational losses in the insurance business. It found evidence of the need for scaling, which suggests no firm's losses should be viewed in isolation. Mariano…
Rethinking and revaluing
Many US insurance companies have reported massive losses on the hedging of variable annuity products. European variable annuity providers, however, have faced problems of their own. Matt Cameron reports
When reality bites
Editor's letter
On debt row
ALM
On debt row
Feature
EU insurers prepare for op risk under Solvency II
Editor's blog
Foreign insurers continue their exodus from Taiwan market-place
Taiwanese insurance industry reeling due to capital concerns