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Libor/OIS spread challenges insurers' risk management programmes
Moves to central clearing of many derivatives will mean hedge assets and margin will be valued using the overnight interest rate. Yet insurers’ liabilities are still valued with reference to a Libor...
Regulators are targeting insurers’ use of variable annuities and insurance-linked securities in their fight against global systemic risk. But insurers say these products are fundamental to the way the...
With protracted low interest rates being arguably the biggest challenge for life insurers, national regulatory authorities are taking steps to manage the threat posed to insurers’ solvency levels and...
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Van Hulle: Long-term investment agenda must not side-track Solvency...
Political focus on promoting long-term finance could be detrimental to insurance industry, warns European Commission's former Solvency II leader
Q&A: Karel Van Hulle on Solvency II delays and the challenges ahead
Karel Van Hulle was instrumental in the introduction of the Solvency II Directive. He speaks to Insurance Risk about his views on the progress of the regime and what retirement holds for him
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Although initially sluggish after the credit crisis, the loans market has grown in recent years. Paul Traynor, head of insurance services, EMEA at BNY Mellon, explains why investing in loans could offer high yield – and other numerous advantages –...
‘Flawed’ standard formula currency risk calibration needs revision...
Current specification is ‘counter-intuitive’, say industry experts
Solvency II set for inconsistent soft launch, lawyers warn
Absence of legal powers to enact guidelines in some jurisdictions threatens Eiopa’s objectives
Insurers fear non-recognition of equivalence under Solvency II interim...
Group supervisors to determine whether European or local rules apply to non-European entities
UK insurers ‘must adapt to dual compliance burden’ as new regulators...
Firms braced for duplication of compliance work amid signs that framework for regulators to share information is not working, lawyers warn
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