Regulation

  • Hong Kong's Insurance Authority takes control of Tahoe Life

    26 July 2024

    Managers tasked with ascertaining solvency position

  • Investment Delivery Forum to charge up EV infrastructure with new blended finance model

    26 July 2024

    ABI's initiative releases final report with 10-point plan to leverage Solvency UK and invest in new areas, including nuclear

  • Comment: MS&AD treaded carefully in the minefield of unwinding its cross-holdings

    24 July 2024

    Other Japanese insurers will be wise to follow suit, in describing their 'unwinding' plans

  • Tokio Marine announces JPY 57bn tender offer for strategic equity investment by Toyota

    24 July 2024

    Move follows similar announcement about cross-holdings yesterday at MS&AD

  • Local government pension reform could unlock £40bn in infrastructure investment, PIC says

    23 July 2024

    Advocates for Canada-style amalgamated scheme

  • EU Solvency II reform a "golden opportunity" to reduce risk margin, Insurance Europe says

    23 July 2024

    EU urged to seize opportunity to unlock capital as bloc embarks on reform technical discussions before implementation

  • MS&AD reveals terms for unwinding strategic stake with Toyota

    23 July 2024

    Large non-life Japanese peers are also planning sell-offs of their own

  • South Koreans to replace some of KRW 31.3trn foreign CRE with other alts, Fitch predicts

    23 July 2024

    Most exposures are taken through higher-charging beneficiary certificates

  • Singapore regulator expects more private credit investments as insurers grow assets 7%

    23 July 2024

    Centre saw VC and alternatives grow in 2023, says MAS

  • Parallel lending opportunities becoming more attractive to insurers, Muzinich and Co says

    22 July 2024

    Investments in-line with the focus Solvency II has placed on ratings and duration

  • Solvency UK reforms contribute to £100m risk margin reduction for mutuals, Broadstone finds

    22 July 2024

    Report on 2023 SFCRs also finds total assets rose by 2%

  • Chart of the Week - French political uncertainty and their insurers' sovereign holdings

    19 July 2024

    Banque de France publishes situation report for French insurers under Solvency II regulation

  • ABI approves of King's Speech and National Wealth Fund

    18 July 2024

    But warns of need to ensure NWF crowds in private finance instead of crowding it out

  • Phoenix Group welcomes planning reforms set out in King's Speech

    17 July 2024

    Plans by Westminster to devolve more powers to local government also welcomed, as insurers await changes to the NPPF

  • Insurers welcome UK political stability

    16 July 2024

    But investment opportunities will depend on discipline and detail