Regulation
Running out of time
With tough times ahead, insurers need to forget 'sexy' and go back to basics" understanding risk, pricing it correctly and looking after its investments, says Clare Ryder.
The exchange rate effect
Daniel Dunkley looks at the likely changes to UK accounting rules, as debate surfaces over the extent that exchange rate movements have impacted insurer results.
Weighing up the options
Even as Solvency II continues to be defined, insurers must decide now between an internal model or the standard formula" a decision that will have a long-term impact on their business, explains Karl Murphy.
Graceful on the surface
While the path to Solvency II seems to be going fairly smoothly, Rachel Gordon reports on the worries some insurers still have and the possible pitfalls that lie ahead.
Hank Greenberg to settle SEC case
Former AIG chief will settle case with regulators for $15m.
London Market Reform Group names new chairman
Barnabas Hurst-Bannister succeeds Peter Harmer as MRG chair
Stand by for action
Paula Jefferson and Louise Hawkyard examine the 'cottage industry' surrounding pre-action disclosure applications, steps to avoid them and when insurers should challenge the call to pay costs.
Modelling for the masses
Financial models have traditionally been seen as the preserve of technical boffins but the insurance industry's senior managers will need to have more than a passing understanding of what they mean in coming years, explains Andrew Harley.
Not just for geeks
With increasing pressure on insurance management to understand the outputs of financial modelling, Rachel Gordon finds out if firms are heeding the call.
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AIG names new CEO
AIG names former Metlife CEO Robert Benmosche as its next CEO.
Neal Bill speech - in full
A full text of Senator Neal's speech as he re-introduces his Bill to close the tax loophole for overseas reinsurers who export US premiums.
'Neal Bill' re-introduced to Congress
Bill to stop reinsurers moving US earnings offshore to tax-friendly environments re-introduced into Congress.