SFCR

  • Charts of the Year - How 2024 looked, in twelve charts

    13 December 2024

    It was never a dull moment in 2024, including for our Chart of the Week column. This week we provide 12 new charts, which we feel summarise the 'key points' from the year just gone.

  • Chart of the Week - Lapse risk and where it emerged in Italy

    06 December 2024

    IVASS asked lifers to "rethink" products after lapses hit 12-year peaks in 2023. We examine who might be thinking hardest

  • Entries open for Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2025

    05 November 2024

    Categories designed to highlight sector's range of talent

  • French lifers defended unit-linked volumes despite €13.5bn lapses in 2023

    16 October 2024

    Antaruis was only lifer facing unit-linked surrenders exceeding GWP

  • Winners of the 2024 Insurance Asset Risk North America awards

    09 October 2024

    Insurance Asset Risk is pleased to announce this year's awards for North America

  • Chart of the Week - Solvency capital at Bermuda's re/insurers, revisited

    27 September 2024

    Bermuda's underwriters took 2023 as an opportunity to replenish, and grow, eligible capital

  • Convex subjects its GA to Donald Trump calling the White House home (again)

    28 August 2024

    Persistent inflation and expanding warzones were among other stress-tests in group's solvency report

  • BaFin approves Gothaer and Barmenia merger

    27 August 2024

    German mid-tiers will make a combined investment pot worth about €50bn

  • Sompo International reveals illiquidity in alternative fund holdings

    26 August 2024

    But income from alts funds jumps 19% in 2023

  • Convex Group adds $137m to outsourced funds in 2023

    20 August 2024

    Unfunded commitments to funds more than doubled last year

  • Argo makes a mint from sub-prime holdings in 2023

    19 August 2024

    A once-reviled asset class made 163% for the Bermudian last year

  • Chart of the Week - Outsourcing by Bermudian re/insurers

    16 August 2024

    Bermuda re/insurers seek a lot of expert help from independent asset managers

  • Arch Capital delivers 'mixed messages' about external outsourcing in 2023

    14 August 2024

    Returns undershot complex benchmark in 2023, but beat it the year before

  • Convex group's investment income soars as 93% fixed income focus pays off

    26 July 2024

    Bermudian insurer made "modest" additions to credit and equity positions last year, its FCR said

  • 'Viva Espana!' Spain's lifers praise the big match[ing adjustment]

    15 July 2024

    Spaniards' SFCRs spoke of better risk and liquidity management from using the MA in 2023