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Barnett Waddingham partners with Solvency II Solutions
Barnett Waddingham has today announced a strategic partnership, which teams Solvency II Solutions’ ‘Tabular’ platform with Barnett Waddingham’s actuarial consulting…
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Blog
Mark Carney is putting the right ideas into practice
As the keynote speaker at the IFoA’s General Insurance Conference (GIRO), Mark Carney addressed the importance of insurance to the new focus of the Bank of England.
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Blog
Biases at Play
Our preceding blogs talked about BE. Our final blog talks about some less obvious ways insurers may already be taking advantage of some of these biases.
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Matching Adjustment
Following PRA dry run submission, and in anticipation of the application window opening next year, insurers with annuity books are focussing their attention on the …
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Briefing
Matching Adjustment - 2014
With Omnibus II having set out the finalised matching adjustment criteria, the focus has now turned to the practicalities of how firms will ensure their assets (and…
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Blog
UK motor insurance market – cause for celebration?
It was the news that the UK motor insurance industry had long awaited; the achievement of its first underwriting profit in 20 years. In 2013, a combined operating r…
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Bank of England discussion paper: Procyclicality
The full name of this paper is “Procyclicality and structural trends in investment allocation by insurance companies and pension funds: A Discussion Paper by the Ba…
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PRA Solvency II update
On 25 July 2014 the PRA released an update on Solvency II implementation. Firms have been making significant progress towards the implementation date of 1 January 2…
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US to reform money market funds
On 23 July the US Securities and Exchange Commission approved new rules on money market funds. The rules are designed to prevent a run on investments as seen in 20…
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Cybergeddon, Fiscal Crises and Natural Catastrophes - Global Risks 2014
The risks faced by society today may require greater attention due to the interconnectedness of the world that we live in. Unlikely incidents, such as 1-in-200 yea…