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Diversity Project launches Scottish chapter
17 April 2019Insurers and asset managers join other financial services firms in the chapter’s launch
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Asia Pacific insurance assets expected to grow 30.5% by 2025
24 January 2019Insurers’ volume of assets in the region still far behind wealthy individuals, according to a PwC report
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IASB votes for IFRS 17 and 9 delay
14 November 2018Insurers get more time to implement accounting standards
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Argentina woes: if you get all tangled up, just tango on
19 June 2018Soaring interest rates and economic turmoil are causing problems for Argentine insurers, and they must also adapt to new rules preventing them from investing in their favourite financial instrument. Vincent Huck reports
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Dark clouds gather over secondary market for MA assets
09 January 2017The prospect of a secondary market for MA assets has taken a number of blows as comparisons are drawn to the synthetic CDO market. That may be enough for regulators to stop even a small, illiquid market developing. Callum Tanner reports
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IMF questions sustainability of Ireland's variable annuities industry
30 September 2016Low rates put product appeal at risk
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IFRS accounting rules to shape asset allocation
03 February 2016When it finally goes live, the IFRS 9 accounting rule is likely to have a notable impact on asset allocation. So what should participants be aware of? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Alternative assets move up the London market billing
17 December 2014With the London market likely to soften further in 2015, insurers will increasingly have to look beyond underwriting returns to make a profit, with many expected to revise asset strategies. Christopher Cundy explores
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Stadtler named leader of PwC's US financial services practice
14 October 2014Will steer banking, insurance and asset management practices
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Interest rate woes for Canadian insurers
21 August 2014Kulli Tamm and Thomas Holzheu examine the impact of low interest rates on Canadian life and P&C insurers.