Archive

  • Booming BPA market is reshaping insurer's investment appetites, PRA's Truran says

    29 April 2026

    The PRA is adapting its supervisory approach as the UK BPA market expands, and insurer's investment strategies shift towards private markets and illiquid assets

  • 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

  • Royal London unit gets PRA nod for extra MA assets - and plans further expansion this year

    15 April 2026

    Mutual's SFCR also reveals winning approval for Matching Adjustment Investment Accelerator last month

  • Last year's MA capital relief surpasses alleviation for UK life firms in 2024

    15 April 2026

    In past three years MA delivered £235bn of benefits to UK industry

  • Lifers' liquidity exposure, credit assessment frameworks, and FundedRe on PRA's radar for 2026

    15 January 2026

    Lifers' liquidity exposure, credit assessment frameworks, and FundedRe on PRA's radar for 2026

  • Chart of the Week - How market risk breaks down for UK IM users

    09 January 2026

    More varied analysis of market risk SCR is possible with new UK disclosures

  • PRA publishes revised set of climate risk rules for insurers

    04 December 2025

    Clarifications made on six-month review process and credit ratings

  • BoE zeroes in on private market risks to insurers and UK financial system

    02 December 2025

    Highlights overreliance on credit rating agencies in place of rigorous due diligence

  • Launch of MA investment accelerator to support insurers being more "dynamic", Aberdeen Investments says

    10 November 2025

    Though concerns remain that exposure cap may limit usability of MAIA for smaller insurers

  • Challenger foresees shift to fixed income, fewer growth assets after "generational" reform by regulator

    05 November 2025

    Australian annuity writer says proposed caps on private and unrated assets won't affect portfolio