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Dutch regulator urges insurers to report under Solvency II in 2012
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Book review: Risk Management for Insurers
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The prospect of a US version of the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment for insurers has moved a step closer with approval of the draft guidance. Thomas Whittaker looks at the progress of the initiative
Lessons learned from the Swiss Solvency Test
Three years after the Swiss Solvency Test became mandatory for all Swiss insurers, Life & Pension Risk looks at the impact of the regulation on the industry and discovers a number of lessons that Europe should learn. Thomas Whittaker reports
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