Issue: May 2013
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Systemic risk debate hots up over variable annuities and ILS
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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...
EDITOR'S LETTER
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Warren Buffet once famously described derivatives as “financial weapons of mass destruction”. The ‘Sage of Omaha’, in one of his annual letters...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
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Moves to central clearing of many derivatives will mean hedge assets and margin will be valued using the overnight interest rate. Yet insurers’ liabilities...
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National regulators ramp up efforts to combat low rate threat
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With protracted low interest rates being arguably the biggest challenge for life insurers, national regulatory authorities are taking steps to manage...
Q&A: Karel Van Hulle on Solvency II delays and the challenges ahead
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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...
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Defined benefit pension strategy with stochastic volatility
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A crucial question in the investment strategy for a defined benefit pension fund is how this strategy will influence the time evolution of the funding...
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Solvency II set for inconsistent soft launch, lawyers warn
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Absence of legal powers to enact guidelines in some jurisdictions threatens Eiopa’s objectives
Insurers fear non-recognition of equivalence under Solvency II interim reporting requirements
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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 begin to flex muscles
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Firms braced for duplication of compliance work amid signs that framework for regulators to share information is not working, lawyers warn
Lloyd’s insurers challenged by internal model change policies
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Questions on parameterisation remain unanswered by European rule-makers
Allianz leads German insurers in guarantees shake-up
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Insurers developing new products to reduce exposure to low rates
Insurers 'should be exempt from initial margining requirements' on ALM hedges
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No economic need for initial margin on non-centrally cleared derivatives, argues Insurance Europe
US insurers expect less benefit from Orsa than European firms
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European life insurers are particularly challenged by Orsa implementation, finds survey
Insurers eye longevity risk trades with Canadian and Dutch pension schemes
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Influx of new swap intermediaries and improved risk modelling to spur expansion
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