Insurance
Cap 'too high' on Solvency II credit risk adjustment
Proposed changes will fail to prevent balance sheet volatility, say experts
Aviva longevity swap raises questions for intermediaries
Insurer goes direct to reinsurers for £5 billion pension scheme risk transfer
Using the Orsa in Asian enterprise risk management
How Asian insurers can take the ERM function to the next stage
Canadian mortality data highlights longevity challenge for pension funds
Longevity risk transfer market must overcome fundamental issues
Insurers ramp up emerging risk management
Companies are setting up research teams to spot new risks
Solvency II asset data formatting will breed ‘inconsistencies’
Insurers and asset managers warn of difficulties generating coherent data codes for alternative assets
Commission 'must ensure proportionality of Solvency II' rules as MEPs give green light to new regime
Omnibus II approved by European Parliament
Insurers weigh home-loan investment as efficient source of yield
Capital charge for residential mortgages under Solvency II makes buying loan portfolios more attractive, say bankers
EC to restrict deferred tax assets in Solvency II
Rules expected to be tightened on determination of future profits
US insurers tap CLO market as banks retreat
Widening spreads lure insurers
Insurers wrestle with Emir reporting challenge
Legacy systems and guidance 'failure' add to challenge as deadline passes
US Orsa pilot reports lack clarity - NAIC
Regulators request additional details on risk mitigating activities and capital levels
Federal and state regulators grapple over insurance supervision
Growing federal powers trouble state commissioners
German insurers ‘better off’ with Solvency II static transitional
Static transitional will smooth impact of unrealised gains on profit shares
National regulators to consult on additional insurer reporting requirements
Concerns national specific templates could lead to gold-plating and increased reporting burden
Are insurance companies prepared for the investment infrastructure challenges ahead?
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Insurers clamour for materiality guidance on Solvency II reporting
PRA claims it cannot offer advice until publication of Implementing Technical Standards
Brazil applies for Solvency II equivalence
Regulator to introduce Orsa requirement and toughen governance rules in 2015
Stochastic modelling of reinsurance credit risk
Stochastic modelling of reinsurance credit risk
UK insurers’ internal model validation processes 'hugely inefficient'
Firms struggling with validating external models, expert judgement and risk dependencies, say experts
Collateral thinking – The impact of central clearing on insurers’ assets
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Concessions on Solvency II equivalence not followed through in level 2 proposals
Requirements for using deduction and aggregation method to calculate SCR of subsidiaries remain too high, insurers say
IAIS valuation methodology for basic capital requirement flawed
Insurance industry demands clarity on crucial elements of capital requirement