The challenges facing insurers as they continue to adapt to sustained low returns and absorb the full impact of the new regulatory environment

This week, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) lobbied for the proposed minor whiplash injury compensation reform to be introduced soonest by the UK government.

The EU insurance regulator EIOPA is planning to change the current Solvency II regulations to as it worries about super-low interest rates and the impact of today's uncertain macro environment.

Caution continues to grip the majority of insurers, according to the results of the anonymous polls taken at the most recent Insurance Investment Exchange seminar on 20 September 2016.

This week, Standard & Poor's were particularly active in their comments on the markets.

The full reality of a world where returns are going to be lower for longer is starting to cast its shadow across financial institutions, asset managers and regulators.