Analysis

• Latest ABS capital charge reduction still not enough to encourage insurer investment

  17 September 2014

  Market participants say the EC's new Solvency II proposals do not address the key issues

• Optimising Solvency II capital through investment strategy

  12 September 2014

  Insurers should consider their overall investment strategy holistically to minimise SCR capital charges

• Mounting data concerns

  09 September 2014

  Solution providers highlight classification codes and look-through as problem areas in Solvency II reporting.

• 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