European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa)
Lloyd’s insurers challenged by internal model change policies
Questions on parameterisation remain unanswered by European rule-makers
Extensive reporting guidelines in Solvency II interim measures 'will challenge insurers'
Eiopa says measures will help supervisors and insurers prepare for Solvency II
Solvency II equivalence rules must not threaten European insurers - Skinner
Rules must not cause 'ill effects' to firms with international business, warns senior MEP
The low-yield environment is a challenge for regulators as well as insurers
The low-yield environment is a challenge for regulators as well as insurers
European financial regulators challenge Eiopa on harmonised response to low interest rates
Regulatory solutions 'must account for local conditions', they say
Insurers struggle with ‘ambiguous’ technical specifications for long-term guarantees exercise
Difficulty interpreting rules threatens usefulness of results to policy-makers
Bridging the gap: Solvency II phase-in troubles insurers
Proposed interim measures hope to bring some regulatory consistency across Europe in the period prior to Solvency II’s eventual implementation, but supervisors are still seeking their own solutions, while insurers warn that any interim measures must not…
Insurers raise fresh concerns over Solvency II phase-in
Instability of capital framework should be reflected in plans for soft-launch
Concerns over restrictions in matching adjustment assessment
Long-term guarantees impact assessment begins, but 'disappointment' over narrow eligible assets for matching adjustment
New risk-free rate calculation for long-term guarantees test
Higher credit risk adjustment to reflect current market conditions
The question is not when Solvency II will come into effect, but in what form
The question is not when Solvency II will come into effect, but in what form
Lawyers question Eiopa’s powers to soft-launch Solvency II
Authority promises guidelines on early implementation of risk governance and Orsa rules, but some doubt remains
Long-term guarantees test specifications to be published on test launch day
Fears that delay in releasing specifications will lead to inaccurate results
Lack of clarity on calculation parameters jeopardises long-term guarantees test
Concerns that technical specifications may be released only days before assessment is launched
New own funds specifications add capital restrictions
New technical specifications on Solvency II’s capital requirements make some significant changes to the way insurers calculate their own funds, but they also leave some unanswered questions. Louie Woodall reports
Risk governance and reporting elements of Solvency II should be implemented early - Bernardino
Eiopa chairman says it is time to 'move on' with Solvency II as lack of certainty is threatening EU's credibility
Calls for Eiopa to clarify non-life cat SCR technical specifications
Specifications unclear on premium volume definition for risk-factor calculation, say actuaries
Insurers hope for agreement tomorrow on long-term guarantees assessment
Insurers concerned that assessment could overlap full-year reporting as debate over matching adjustment continues to delay impact test
Testing to destruction
Reverse stress testing is set to become standard practice under Solvency II as part of the validation process for internal models, yet for most European insurers such tests are a new concept. Clive Davidson examines what can be learned from the UK, where…
EU elections could derail Solvency II development, warn insurers
Solvency II must be completed this parliamentary term, insists Econ chair Sharon Bowles
Insurers welcome Eiopa’s review of capital charges on infrastructure and securitisations
Standard formula is too harsh and fails to reflect real risk of long-term finance, say insurers
Data challenges for cat risk ‘threatens standard formula usage’
Lack of data could force insurers with non-standard catastrophe risks to use internal model, warns Insurance Europe