Solvency ii
Solvency II is driving the biggest shake-up of the European insurance industry for decades and its impact is being felt across the globe. Insurers are relying on technology to help them meet their obligations...
Supervisors say existing guidance has yet to be tested and may not work
New rules on over-the-counter derivatives are set to have a significant impact on the insurance industry. The rules, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation in Europe and the US Dodd-Frank Act, will...
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Trading and risk systems have been updated over the past year to reflect the growing need for regulatory solutions, as well as the new pricing complexity associated with collateral-based discounting. By Clive Davidson
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
A low-yield environment and regulatory requirements have increased the cost of doing business. Faced with these pressures, Northern Trust expects to see European insurers use asset pooling and tax-transparent fund vehicles in their investment businesses...
With regulators struggling to get comfortable with insurers’ internal models, and with the memory of the subprime crisis still lingering, the question of how to ensure that the models are robust is worrying supervisors. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports...
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