News

YCB Pension Scheme Swap Deal Announced

Here’s the word; The Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank (YCB) Pension Scheme has announced a longevity swap transaction with Pacific Life Re International Limited (“PL Re”) and Zurich Assurance Ltd (“ZAL”) to manage longevity risk in […]

Insurance Regulation

EU Regulators Urge Caution in Financial Sector

EU zone regulators are cautious when it comes to the financial sector this year. After Credit Suisse and SVB, that’s kind of a given… Here’s the word; The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and […]

Insurance claims

Double Bank Holiday Weekends? Could Be The Road To Hell

It could be a case of ‘double bank holiday traffic trouble’ for drivers over the next two weekends with up to 32m separate leisure trips by car planned, according to RAC Breakdown research. The mass […]

InsureTech

BNP Paribas and Lemonade Working on Renters Cover

Home insurance is traditionally hard to sell to renters, many of whom rent furnished apartments, so they don’t see the value in covering the landlord’s sofas, carpet and beds. But hey, tenants have valuables like […]

Insurance Regulation

BOE Publishes 2022 Stress Test Feedback to Insurers

The Bank of England, via the Prudential Regulation Authority, has sent a letter to insurers, after stress tesing was carried out in 2022. Generally, the marks are pretty high, although the PRA notes that cyber […]

InsureTech

NVIDIA Working With Deutsche Bank on Faster, Smarter, Cloud Based Systems

Deutsche Bank has announced a multi-year innovation partnership with NVIDIA to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the financial services sector. Combining Deutsche Bank’s financial industry expertise with NVIDIA’s […]