The pension risk transfer (PRT) market for defined benefit pension schemes is experiencing a period of growth in various regions around the globe, presenting a potentially attractive opportunity for new entrants.

We summarize the amendment to the symmetric adjustment of the standard-formula equity-risk module, and provide some other insights.

Open finance may have a profound influence on insurance in Europe, where new entrants could outcompete legacy carriers and seize customer relationships.

For timely compliance with Europe’s new AI-Act, insurers should start assessing the risk level of their AI, implement measures, and monitor performance.

Evaluation of the implications of a change in extrapolation method at higher interest rate levels

This briefing note summarises these amendments across Europe, providing insight into the effects for natural catastrophe risk exposure in the Netherlands.