Insurance Risk - June 2014
Articles in this issue
PRA pushes on with recovery plans for domestic insurers
Firms asked to tackle sources of intragroup interconnectedness
Eiopa tests insurers' resilience to sovereign stress
Firms to apply sovereign crisis and 'Japanification' scenarios
PRA internal model demands excessive, say insurers
Companies struggling to reconcile long- and short-term views
US opposition to ComFrame intensifies
Industry body claims global standards clash with domestic legislation
Generali cat bond launch showcases ILS innovation
Unique structuring methodology frees insurer to access capital markets all year round
Decision on systemically important reinsurers delayed
Designation process will be postponed until November
Solvency II volatility dampener ineffective for euro periphery
Stress tests expose flaw in formula to calculate volatility adjustment
Dutch insurers cut sovereign holdings after discounting switch
Firms shrink government debt as they move to swap-based discounting
Eiopa chairman: stress tests 'preventative' not a 'repair tool'
'Capital is not the answer to everything,' says Bernardino
Reinsurers offer new solutions to PPO threat
General insurers see mounting long-term liabilites
Insurers review conduct risk as FCA targets mis-selling
Regulator looks for excessive profits and exploitative sales techniques
Insurers mull ways around rules on contract boundaries
Policy amendments a possible method to recognise future profits
Solvency II: firms prepare for Pillar III scrutiny
Insurers prepare for greater disclosure under new reporting rules
Private equity provides buyers as insurers divest
Regulators set sights on PE firms as they snap up life businesses
Portfolio construction and systematic trading with factor entropy pooling
Portfolio construction and systematic trading with factor entropy pooling
Sharing the burden
Firms must take care when pushing consumers towards capital-light products
