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Insurers should stop using liquidity swaps - FSA
Companies should invest directly in long-term assets, says senior official
The NAIC’s proposals for a principles-based approach to reserving for life products has largely been met with agreement from most US states. But with the New York and California state regulators dissenting,...
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Cat bond market poised to boom in 2013
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Insurers welcome FSA concessions on mutual capital
But questions remain over cost and complexity of regulator's proposals
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