Prudential Regulation Authority’s Proposed Changes to Funded Reinsurance In this edition of Five Minutes with MBE, we speak to Chris Lennon, Actuarial Manager at MBE Consulting, about the Prudential Regulation Authority’s proposed changes to Funded Reinsurance, what they mean for insurers, and why regulatory change doesn’t always require organisations to rebuild their actuarial processes from […]
Author Archives: Chris Lennon
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Aug
Aug
Big Impacts, High Leverage Introduction In April 2026, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a consultation paper on proposed changes to the Solvency UK treatment of Funded Reinsurance (FundedRe). Much has been written about how the proposals would significantly impact the capital positions of these transactions, whose volumes are increasing within the Bulk Purchase Annuity […]
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Once an integral part of actuarial modelling, the process of model pointing has become less essential as computer processing power has increased. However, with current trends in the industry seeing a move towards Cloud-based infrastructure, model pointing offers opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce running costs, whilst maintaining the accuracy of results. Model Pointing – […]