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The International Capital Standard (ICS) introduces a new approach to discounting illiquid liabilities — one that includes an explicit credit risk premium. But how does it compare to Solvency II’s Fundamental Spread? And what might it mean for UK insurers already familiar with the Matching Adjustment?
Potential new entrants seeking to get a piece of the life insurance-based permanent capital action have a few options.
Our April 2025 Editor’s Letter for Life Risk News Volume 4, Issue 4. We hope you enjoy the latest issue of Life Risk News.
The transaction involves approximately 8,200 participants and invested pension capital of around EUR 950m, making this transaction the largest buyout by Zwitserleven to date.
Universal life insurance policy application activity was yet again lower in March when compared to the prior year, seeing an 8.7% reduction compared to 2023.
The funding ratio and the aggregate funding position of the 4,969 schemes in the PPF 7800 Index fell in March, down from 126.1% to 124.7% and a £232.7bn surplus to a £215.5bn surplus, respectively.
The transaction, completed back in January 2025, secures the benefits of all 705 Scheme members which comprises 396 pensioners and dependants as well as 309 deferred members.