Association of British Insurers (ABI)
Warm words from van Hulle on counter-cyclical tools, but questions remain
Warm words from van Hulle on counter-cyclical tools, but questions remain
As good as it gets?
As good as it gets?
Details of matching premium and treatment of EPIFP emerge in Commission paper
ABI says proposals are disappointing and the European Commission has ignored many of the industry's calls for change to Solvency II rules
Decision on dual-capital model use in 2013 'not imminent' as FSA takes legal advice
Question of how Solvency II model can be used in 2013 unlikely to be resolved quickly as FSA promises to 'explore' options
ABI plans Solvency II impact study to highlight undesirable outcomes
Qualitative study will aid lobbying efforts in Europe, says trade association
Pressure mounts for 2013 opt-in on Solvency II models
It looks increasingly likely that the full implementation of Solvency II will be delayed until 2014, but questions remain as to what is expected of firms in 2013
ABI redundancies in the face of Solvency II
Shake-up will also entail "resourcing-up" Oric to help members prepare for internal op risk modelling
Oric-ORX merger off
Talks between Oric and ORX regarding a possible merger have been called off owing to a lack of common ground
Oric and ORX in talks regarding possible merger
Oric and ORX have been in talks for more than a year regarding a possible merger of their operational risk data platforms
Modelling operational risk under Solvency II
Fits and starts
Solvency II: obstacles and opportunities
Solvency II: obstacles and opportunities
Sponsored webinar: Solvency II
Obstacles and opportunities arise from Solvency II
Obstacles and opportunities of Solvency II
Webinar discusses the challenges faced by the insurance sector in implementing Solvency II
UK industry asks European Commission for certainty on Solvency II transition
UK industry asks European Commission for certainty on Solvency II transition
Industry fears Eiopa could “over-engineer” Solvency II
Insurers wary of new European standard setter’s legal powers
Changing Hats, November 2010
Changing Hats
FSA defends "risk sensitive" Solvency II data weightings
FSA says weighting of data in SCR calculation should be driven by economic environment - and is not pro-cyclical
If everyone says we got QIS 5 wrong, then we must have got it right: van Hulle
European Commission rejects industry criticism over the calibration of QIS 5
Focus on liquidity premium for annuity providers neglects policyholder interests
Ceiops governance committee chair says ABI’s focus on liquidity premium gives too much weight to industry opinion
Potential back-door route to Solvency II equivalence for US insurers
EC outlines potential route for US insurance regulatory regime being granted equivalent status to Solvency II
Selvaggi leaves Oric for Qatar Financial Centre
Oric head leaves London for a role at the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority
Loss leaders
Operational risk is potentially the biggest risk faced by insurers – and also one of the most difficult to model. However, as a number of loss data aggregation initiatives globally either emerge or mature, insurers are better placed to quantify their op…
Sound scenarios
Mariano Selvaggi describes the issues the Operational Risk Consortium took into account when preparing its report on the use of scenario analysis of operational risk in insurance, and how a sound scenarios framework can benefit firms