0333 11 11 222 About us Careers Subscribe Contact LOGIN People Services Insight Events Search Investment services for insurers Market-leading insurance specific advice Home Services Investment services for insurers Investment issues are increasingly important to insurer profitability and risk management. We provide a market-leading range of insurance specific advice on investment issues and can also provide investment governance support through our outsourced investment function offering. Solvency II Investment issues are increasingly important to insurer profitability and risk management. Yields are low and returns on different asset classes are volatile. Solvency II introduced the Prudent Person Principle and requires firms to identify, measure, monitor, manage, control and report their investment risks. This requires all firms to have access to investment expertise to challenge asset managers and to have appropriate governance and reporting frameworks in place. We provide a market-leading range of insurance specific advice on investment issues and can also provide investment governance support through our outsourced investment function offering. We have insurance-specific investment experts as well as being able to leverage the wider experience of our Investment Services team. In addition our SCR calculation tool, SIIMPLIFY, can be used by Chief Investment Officers and Asset Managers to quickly assess the SCR of a particular fund or change in strategy. Our services: providing an outsourced Chief Investment Officer Service Solvency II Compliance Analysis asset allocation advice including advice on illiquid assets asset-liability matching and derivative strategy exercises risk appetite and risk limits advice manager selection and benchmarking asset modelling (including assumptions) reporting and management information advice Who we help Clients range from small to medium firms looking for a full range of expert advice and support to the largest firms who are typically looking for independent expert input and review. Contact us for all enquiries For more information about the independent, expert services we provide in this area, speak to our team today. GET IN TOUCH UK With-Profits Funds Covering over £182bn of assets spread over 51 funds from 22 insurers, our analysis of the investment strategies of UK with-profits funds is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind. DOWNLOAD OUR REPORT SIIMPLIFY SIIMPLIFY enables you to calculate and report Solvency II SCR figures accurately in a user-friendly, robust and auditable manner. FIND OUT MORE Related knowledge and resources Key contacts Scott Eason Partner and Head of Insurance Consulting Kim Durniat Partner and Head of Life Consulting Dave Grimshaw Partner and Head of Longevity Consulting Move Left Move Right VIEW ALL Blogs COBS 21: changes to permitted links rules A look at the changes to the permitted links rules and a consideration of the factors firms need to take into account. Ad hoc ORSA: challenging the process Covid-19 has tested firms’ financial and operational resilience more than many would have thought possible. Was there more that… Covid-19 and insurance: pricing in a pandemic What does Covid-19 do to the world of pricing? There are numerous things to consider here and, unsurprisingly, not all are stra… VIEW ALL FURTHER READING Accessibility Annual report and accounts Diversity and inclusion Gender pay gap analysis Glossary ISO Legal notices Slavery and human trafficking Privacy policy Sitemap Subject access request SIGN UP FOR EMAIL UPDATES Stay ahead with our latest comment, expert insight and event notifications SIGN UP NOW MANAGE YOUR PREFERENCES SOCIAL Copyright © Barnett Waddingham 2021 LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Email We value your privacy Barnett Waddingham use cookies to give you the best experience on our website. If you continue, you will be providing your consent use of these cookies. To view the categories of cookies on this site, and to set your cookie preferences, please click on the ‘Review settings’ button below. ACCEPT ALL COOKIES Review settings