European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa)
Insurers oppose Eiopa power grab
A new European supervisor would be ‘unpleasant’ for the insurance industry
Solvency II extrapolation proposals feed volality debate
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority’s report on the long-term guarantees assessment has reignited the debate on the methodology for determining the risk-fee term structure. The authority’s proposals for a long extrapolation period…
Death benefits in UK annuities 'should be eligible for revised Solvency II matching adjustment’
Products with five-year guarantee period should be deemed immaterial under Eiopa’s new criteria, say actuaries
Solvency II interim measures 'misaligned' and 'overly prescriptive' say insurers
Eiopa urged to rein in draft measures in responses to consultation
Commission approves scrapping of extended matching adjustment
Brussels frames Solvency II long-term guarantees debate along the lines of Eiopa’s proposals
Solvency II volatility balancer ‘will fail to immunise insurers’
Calls for new dampener on capital requirements amid disagreement over Eiopa’s figures
Long-term guarantees assessment threatens to open more divisions in Omnibus II talks
Long-term guarantees assessment threatens to open more divisions in Omnibus II talks
LTGA proposals set to stoke divisions between insurers and lawmakers
Concerns that Eiopa's proposals will not work and could delay Solvency II
Long-term guarantee measures must be flexible - Balz
Solvency II calibrations need to account for different national contexts
Life and Pensions Nordics: Insurers call for clarity on interim measures
Swedish regulator will not make guidelines legally binding on firms
Life and Pensions Nordics: Interim measures 'not undemocratic' – Eiopa
Guidelines 'necessary for convergence' but fears of two-speed implementation
Eiopa developing early-warning indicators to monitor internal models
Indicators needed to identify situations where a firm's model no longer meets Solvency II calibrations, saya Eiopa
Bernardino calls for dramatic extension of Eiopa's powers
Let Eiopa levy fees on insurers and carry out direct supervision, argues chairman
Shadow bank reforms ‘should prompt review’ of Solvency II money market fund charge
Treat regulated money market funds more like banks deposits, says top law firm
‘Credible risk’ that last liquid point for UK risk-free curve could change
Concerns raised over Eiopa’s discretion over methodology
Solvency II interim measures a 'win-win' for insurers and supervisors - Bernardino
Guidelines necessary to achieve convergence and improve quality of preparations, says Eiopa chairman
Standard formula’s treatment of long-term investments 'flawed'
Standard formula data sets and methodologies 'inappopriate' for securitised products and secured investments, warn experts
National regulators ramp up efforts to combat low rate threat
Interesting times
Van Hulle: Long-term investment agenda must not side-track Solvency II
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
Beating the negative forces
‘Flawed’ standard formula currency risk calibration needs revision - Insurance Europe
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 reporting requirements
Group supervisors to determine whether European or local rules apply to non-European entities