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Inflation rise may benefit pension scheme
Inflation rise may benefit pension scheme
Indian insurance regulator adopts industry software for product vetting
Indian insurance regulator adopts industry software for product vetting
Pension fund sponsor contributions likely to rise
Pension fund sponsor contributions likely to rise
Insurers to arbitrage Solvency II-compliant rivals in Asia
Insurers to arbitrage Solvency II-compliant rivals in Asia
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Solvency II set to revamp insurers’ asset allocation – but not yet
Solvency II set to revamp insurers’ asset allocation – but not yet
European insurers exposure to problem sovereigns 'manageable'
European insurers exposure to problem sovereigns 'manageable'
Council of Europe pushes full implementation date of Solvency II back to 2019
Full impact of Solvency II’s interest rate term structure will not be felt until seven years after the directive’s introduction
Negative long-term US inflation outlook means hedging currently underpriced for insurers and pension funds
Current US economic data is masking the cheapness of inflation hedging
Internal model compulsory for variable annuity providers in Ireland, says BOI’s Elderfield
Internal model compulsory for variable annuity providers in Ireland, says BOI’s Elderfield
Solvency II could alter product mix of US subsidiaries of European insurers
Solvency II could alter product mix of US subsidiaries of European insurers
Rothesay offloads longevity risk to US
Rothesay offloads longevity risk to US
Pension funds must focus on ‘left tail’ risk
Pension funds must focus on ‘left tail’ risk
LPR Nordics: Sampension hits back at guarantee switch critics
The CEO of the Danish pension fund mounts a robust defence of his decision to remove the legal basis of its product guarantees
LPR Nordics: Danish FSA warns industry against Solvency II "compliance exercise"
Top Danish insurance and pensions regulator uses Life & Pension Risk Nordic conference to caution firms not to treat new regulation as a box-ticking exercise - or to rely on delays
Less than 50% of insurers think industry will meet Solvency II deadline, survey finds
Less than 50% of insurers think industry will meet Solvency II deadline, survey finds
Eiopa’s Bernardino: stress tests are Solvency II trial run
Eiopa’s Bernardino: stress tests are Solvency II trial run
FSA: insurers should prepare for failure of internal model approval
FSA: insurers should prepare for failure of internal model approval
EC's Van Hulle responds to industry's Solvency II broadside
EC head of insurance and pensions Karel Van Hulle acknowledged industry concerns at Risk's European conference this week - but pushed back against doom-mongering
Catastrophe bonds hit by Japan earthquake
Catastrophe bonds hit by Japan earthquake
Beware of too much faith in capital requirements, says NAIC
Beware of too much faith in capital requirements, says NAIC
Regulation acting as bar to global long-term investing
Regulation acting as bar to global long-term investing
Eiopa launches second insurer stress test
Eiopa launches second insurer stress test