Insurance Risk - December 2013/January 2014
Articles in this issue
ComFrame must build on existing regulations, say insurers
Prescriptive international regime would be 'very challenging' for firms
Insurance Risk North America: Bank-centric capital backstop 'would threaten consumers'
MetLife CRO outlines company's proposal for backstop capital standard
Index-based longevity solutions continue to face challenges, experts say
Basis risk continues to worry pension funds, consultants say, despite the latest attempt by Deutsche Bank to create a flexible index-based longevity hedge
Insurance Risk North America: Insurers warn of over-reliance on 'captivating' models
Robust governance process needed for third-party models
UK insurers dismiss risk of bulk annuity capacity crunch
Increased activity forecast for 2014, but rumoured supply overload unlikely
Insurers demand clarity on Omnibus II
Equivalence, credit risk adjustment and details on level 2 text urgently needed, say top insurance executives
Swedish insurers to suffer capital hit as regulator approves rule changes
Calls to delay December implementation fall on deaf ears
German insurers respond to ZZR reserve squeeze
That sinking feeling
The Omnibus II deal may have been done, but tough negotiations remain
'Robust debates' await level 2 discussions
Hedge backtesting for model validation
Derivatives pricing and expected exposure models must be backtested as a basic regulatory requirement. But what does this mean exactly, and how can it be used to reserve against model risk? Lee Jackson introduces a general backtesting framework for…
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