Insurance Risk
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
‘Prescriptive’ ComFrame criticised by American insurance industry
Fears that global cooperation and coordination initiative is evolving into strict regulatory regime
Variable annuity products must avoid the derivatives witch hunt
Variable annuity products must avoid the derivatives witch hunt
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
Defined benefit pension strategy with stochastic volatility
Defined benefit pension strategy with stochastic volatility
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
Extensive reporting guidelines in Solvency II interim measures 'will challenge insurers'
Eiopa says measures will help supervisors and insurers prepare for Solvency II
Insurers 'should be exempt from initial margining requirements' on ALM hedges
No economic need for initial margin on non-centrally cleared derivatives, argues Insurance Europe
Variable annuities do not pose a systemic risk - Geneva Association
Industry think-tank rejects product’s designation as a non-traditional, non-insurance activity
Italian insurers question benefit of Solvency II long-term guarantees package
Matching adjustment and countercyclical premium inadequate for Italian insurers’ needs
Solvency II equivalence rules must not threaten European insurers - Skinner
Rules must not cause 'ill effects' to firms with international business, warns senior MEP