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LTGA proposals set to stoke divisions between insurers and lawmakers
Concerns that Eiopa's proposals will not work and could delay Solvency II
AIA cautions NAIC on US Orsa guidance
Requirements should not be made too prescriptive, says trade association
Fears volatile model warning indicators could lead to unjustified action
UK regulator urged to reconsider proposed early-warning indicators to reflect better changes...
- LTGA proposals set to stoke divisions between insurers and lawmakers
- Governments must ‘stop distorting cat markets’ with insurance pools
- Insurers call for more transparent infrastructure investments
- Life and Pensions Nordics: Insurers call for clarity on interim measures
- Life and Pensions Nordics: Interim measures 'not undemocratic' – Eiopa
- Eiopa developing early-warning indicators to monitor internal models
- Life and Pensions Nordics: regulators and insurers must respond to guarantees challenge
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