Analysis

• Credit the improvement in Aegon UK's investments

  03 September 2014

  Aegon UK looks to improve the credit strength of its assets.

• Insurers hope any rate rises will be orderly

  27 August 2014

  Rising interest rates pose a dilemma for insurers. Sarfraz Thind looks at how firms are positioning themselves

• Interest rate woes for Canadian insurers

  21 August 2014

  Kulli Tamm and Thomas Holzheu examine the impact of low interest rates on Canadian life and P&C insurers.

• Solvency II: Pillar 3 issues for smaller insurers

  19 August 2014

  Charles Portsmouth highlights the key issues facing smaller companies when reporting for Solvency II

• Scor faces up to the Solvency II asset test

  13 August 2014

  Fabrice Rossary, CIO at Scor, talks through the company's investment strategy.

• Matching adjustment rules force rethink on mortgages and property

  06 August 2014

  Insurers are facing challenges in recognising which assets qualify for the matching adjustment

• UK insurers seek greater clarity on scope of SII rules for assets

  30 July 2014

  The PRA provided an update to a confidential paper from the ABI outlining a number of contentious areas

• US life investment income peaks to highest level in decade

  30 July 2014

  Alternative assets and equities jump, bonds decline, says GR-NEAM

• PPOs pose major asset-matching challenge

  23 July 2014

  UK general insurers consider the best assets to match for periodical payment orders (PPOs) liabilities

• Alternative investments come to the fore as insurers hunt for yield

  17 July 2014

  Companies increasing exposure to hedge funds and private equity, says AM Best