Insurance Risk - July 2014
Articles in this issue
US congressional committee blasts Sifi designation process
Financial Stability Board labelled an 'old boys' club' by US lawmakers
Burden of regulation 'overloading' Nordic insurers
Pace of regulation in Denmark a 'very heavy burden' for insurers
Firms urged to use Orsa to generate business value
Assessment should be integrated in management planning
Systemic insurers to delay structural reform
Systemically important insurers will stop short of committing to plans
Reinsurers challenge enhanced G-Sii assessment
Swiss Re's Brahin says interconnectedness overstated
PRA ramps up monitoring of valuation risk
Regulator reasserts governance and control requirements ahead of Solvency II
Insurers seek to consolidate proliferation of models
Insurers seek an easier way to generate reports as regulations rise
Fairness agenda raises concerns for Swedish insurers
New bonus distribution rules would have negative effects, say practitioners
Bernardino calls for balance on long-term investments
Supervisors must be careful to avoid market distortions – Eiopa chairman
Solvency II guidelines confirm charge for employee pensions
Assets backing pension liabilities will be included in SCR
Insurers ask for clarity on global capital standards
National supervisors and policy-makers join in voicing concerns
Insurance firms look to time their volatility hedging
Firms consider the return of more volatile conditions
Firms review data governance ahead of Solvency II
Insurers are implementing practical and cultural changes
Insurers prepare for diversification benefit under Solvency II
Firms consider risk sharing arrangements and changes to product mix
Reinsurance: GreyCastle shows different approach for new capital
Rob Mannix speaks to GreyCastle chief executive about its deal with XL
Time for regulators to pause for breath
Insurers would value a considered and coordinated approach
The properties of expectiles explored
Expectiles’ risk contributions are essentially the same as those of expected shortfall