25 Oct, 2023 Elevating the Liquidity Premium and Matching Adjustment: PRA's Vision for Solvency II Reform By Adam Garrod In a pivotal development for the UK insurance industry, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the UK's financial services regulatory...
31 Jul, 2023 Solvency II Reforms in Focus: PRA Consultation for the UK Insurance Market By Adam Garrod The Prudential Regulation Authority has taken a significant step in reforming Solvency II for the UK insurance market. In their first...
15 Sep, 2022 Shaking-up Solvency II By Adam Garrod City deregulation in the form of ‘Big Bang 2.0’ is the plan that new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, has laid out to...
07 Sep, 2020 Insurers: The Response to Climate Change Gathers Momentum By Mark Holbrook Insurers are of course, in a unique position to manage societal change because they underwrite trillions of dollars in climate related...
02 Apr, 2019 Asset Accumulation is key to Life Company Survival By Mark Holbrook It's been a year since my last post concerning the swift pace of events at Aberdeen Standard Investments, 'Widows Decision Highlights the...
30 Jul, 2018 US Insurers Turn Against Hedge Fund Strategies By Mark Holbrook A new report by analytics and ratings firm AM Best casts light on what appears to be a growing antipathy by US insurers against hedge...
31 May, 2018 Real Money Investors Seek Private Rental Expertise By Mark Holbrook Another week and another significant investment by a major UK institutional player in the private rental space is announced. This time...
09 May, 2018 The Age of Peak LDI By Mark Holbrook A recent report, co-written by investment bank Nomura and consulting firm Hymans Robertson highlights the impact which the rapid growth...
06 Nov, 2017 Insurers "Raking in Billions from DB Transfers". Well, yes and no... By Mark Holbrook An interesting cover story in the Financial Times from 25th October, though like so much in the insurance industry the real picture is...
05 Sep, 2017 '£150bn to go backwards': A consultant's update on the UK's distressed DB pension system... By Mark Holbrook A recent report from consulting firm Lane Clark & Peacock paints a chastening picture of the task faced by those managing assets for...
17 Jul, 2017 Softening Insurance Regulation? Don't Hold Your Breath... By Mark Holbrook In a widely reported meeting of UK insurance chiefs on 5th July (and presumably to the disappointment of some in attendance), the 'Old...