Archive

  • PRA highlights FundedRe and Stress Test in 2026/27 Business Plan priorities

    20 April 2026

    Dynamic Stress Test for General Insurers (DyGIST) exercise to be conducted in 2026 H1

  • APAC Weekly - Australia's annuity writer(s) wins out in capital framework re-set

    07 April 2026

    Apollo-backed Challenger argued for some significantly different capital framework settings, to those its industry will get, come July

  • Apollo-backed Challenger pragmatic as MA fails to appear in annuities rules re-write

    06 April 2026

    Alternatives manager had told APRA an MA was "optimal" outcome for Australia's annuity writers

  • Lifers' trade body desired different risk-allowance floor in annuity capital framework revision

    03 April 2026

    Financial Services Council argued for 35% floor, but industry got 45% floor, instead

  • Australian lifers' trade body wanted better risk-allowance floor in annuity capital rule re-write

    02 April 2026

    Various annuities stakeholders argued APRA's preference for floor was wrong

  • Challenger argued for securitisations leeway in Australian annuity capital rules re-set

    02 April 2026

    Annuity writer wanted private ratings allowed for non-mainstream asset class

  • APRA finalises capital framework revisions for Australia's annuity writers

    31 March 2026

    Regulator acknowledges getting mixed feedback on topics around backing assets

  • Taiwan insurer KGI Life spends NT$6.3bn on local property

    10 March 2026

    Purchase price undershoots independent valuations from CBRE and Homeban

  • Private Markets 2026: Securitisation deals face significant operational challenges

    25 February 2026

    PRA has stringent requirements for such deals

  • PIC signs £113m buy-in with Sopra Steria Retirement Benefits Scheme

    20 February 2026

    Deal is PIC's seventh since the start of the year