Reinsurance

Life insurers should not transfer longevity risk to reinsurers in an attempt to lower capital requirements under Solvency II, according to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).

Reinsurance scheme Flood Re has unveiled its first plan detailing how it will work with partners to enable lower prices and excesses to be offered to consumers by the time it comes to an end in 2039.

Islamic insurance offers London a chance to become a leading global Islamic financial centre outside Islamic nations, but products need to be Shariah-compliant, an event was told.

Aviva, Prudential and Society of Lloyd’s are among a group of UK large insurers to have secured approval from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to use internal or partial internal models under the Solvency II directive.

The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that tomorrow (5 December) it will publish a list of insurers whose internal or partial internal models have been approved for Solvency II.

Bermuda has been granted full equivalence by the European Commission (EC) to comply with the Solvency II directive.

With reinsurers increasingly turning to non-traditional sources of growth, Alexander Hanks asks whether they can find their El Dorado in emerging markets

Flood Re has said it is on track to build its £2.1bn reinsurance protection programme after its first tender was oversubscribed.

John Butler suggests how big cities can use insurance-linked securities to protect against weather risks

Insurers and reinsurers could potentially capitalise on seven emerging risks over the next five to 10 years, according to a report.