Insurance
Insurers bolster inflation protection
Hedging assets sought to combat escalating risk of interest rate and inflation spike
UK regulator right to retain flexibility to force changes on internal models
Head of the PRA plans to use early warning indicators in supervisory work, notwithstanding the risk of EU challenge
US insurers target European commercial real estate debt
Attractive yields and supply demand mismatch spur interest
Better risk data vital if insurers to boost disaster coverage
Steps to improve risk modelling needed if Europe wants insurers to increase cat risk exposure, say experts
Singapore presses ahead with new ERM framework for insurers
Regulator soothes industry concerns over tight compliance deadlines
Standard formula’s treatment of long-term investments 'flawed'
Standard formula data sets and methodologies 'inappopriate' for securitised products and secured investments, warn experts
Unprepared insurers delay South Africa's risk-based solvency regime
Third quantitative impact study and economic impact study to be launched later this year
Asia-based cat bond issuance unlikely
A catastrophe bond from an Asian-based issuer is unlikely in the near term due to the high cost relative to traditional reinsurance
‘Prescriptive’ ComFrame criticised by American insurance industry
Fears that global cooperation and coordination initiative is evolving into strict regulatory regime
Libor/OIS spread challenges insurers' risk management programmes
Spread carefully
Systemic risk debate hots up over variable annuities and ILS
In defence of the non-traditional
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
Loans – why now?
Sponsored statement: BNY Mellon
‘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
UK insurers ‘must adapt to dual compliance burden’ as new regulators begin to flex muscles
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
Questions on parameterisation remain unanswered by European rule-makers
Allianz leads German insurers in guarantees shake-up
Insurers developing new products to reduce exposure to low rates
Insurers increase equity exposure despite risk management challenges
Joining the equity rotation