Analysis: Industry faces financial blow from discount rate revision
Insurers that have been pricing and reserving using a discount rate of between 0 to 1% may face a short term financial hit, analysts have warned.
The government’s announcement that the discount rate will be set at minus 0.25% from 5 August has been met with widespread disappointment across the industry.
The industry was anticipating the new
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