Insurance
Solvency II interim measures a 'win-win' for insurers and supervisors - Bernardino
Guidelines necessary to achieve convergence and improve quality of preparations, says Eiopa chairman
Insurers target value-in-force monetisation transactions to boost regulatory capital
But securitisations still a challenge, say experts
UK annuity providers review credit risk strategies
Balancing act
The infrastructure investment challenge for insurers
Financing the growth agenda
Australian insurers and banks gear up for regulatory changes
Regulator seeks harmonised risk management and governance across the industry
Insurers bolster inflation protection
Hedging assets sought to combat escalating risk of interest rate and inflation spike
UK regulator right to retain flexibility to force changes on internal models
Head of the PRA plans to use early warning indicators in supervisory work, notwithstanding the risk of EU challenge
US insurers target European commercial real estate debt
Attractive yields and supply demand mismatch spur interest
Better risk data vital if insurers to boost disaster coverage
Steps to improve risk modelling needed if Europe wants insurers to increase cat risk exposure, say experts
Singapore presses ahead with new ERM framework for insurers
Regulator soothes industry concerns over tight compliance deadlines
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
Asia-based cat bond issuance unlikely
A catastrophe bond from an Asian-based issuer is unlikely in the near term due to the high cost relative to traditional reinsurance
‘Prescriptive’ ComFrame criticised by American insurance industry
Fears that global cooperation and coordination initiative is evolving into strict regulatory regime
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