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Eurozone insurers eye CLNs as ECB easing hits bond yields
Dealers tout hybrid credit and equity-linked notes with Eurostoxx 50 exposure
US insurers under pressure to ramp up modelling frameworks
US insurers reviewing models as regulations begin to bite
Clash of rules threatens to split Swedish insurers
Firms will face difficult choices when joint insurance-pensions regime ends
MetLife Sifi fight draws in state regulators
Insurance commissioners say views ignored by federal agencies
Terrorism risk act poses challenges for US monolines
Higher loss trigger will force smaller insurers to reassess risk appetite
Bottom of the class: Eiopa stress-test underperformers compared
How firms and regulators are responding to pressures highlighted by November survey
Gaps in US captive rules will slow reserve financing market
Capital charge uncertainty expected to affect first quarter activity
IAIS keeps options open with first proposals for global standard
Standard-setter defers decision on valuation basis
EU insurance stress tests reveal industry vulnerability to ‘Japanification’
Quarter of firms would suffer negative cashflows in prolonged low interest rate scenario
NAIC nears adoption of disputed rules on captives
Actuaries warn of non-compliance cost to end-consumers and impact on insurers
With-profits models lack sophistication, survey shows
Towers Watson survey reveals over half of insurers do not project risk appetite
Cascade of regulation falls nicely for KPMG
Holistic view and global presence pay off for consultancy
Nigel Wilson: industry must take lead in shaping new products
Engagement with policy-makers vital, says L&G chief executive
FSB delays designation of systemic reinsurers
IAIS assessment methodology under fire again for lack of clarity
Volatility adjustment flaw incentivises risky investments by insurers
Bankers point to opportunity for insurers to load up on short-dated credits
Experts call for changes to first global insurance capital standard
Concerns mount over calibration of BCR and higher loss-absorbency
PRA: internal model insurers need a ‘plan B’
Firms must prepare in case their models are rejected, says regulator
Closed life specialists look forward to European boom
Buyers must avoid being hooked by unforeseen capital charges
UK regulator updates industry on matching adjustment
Insurers left uncertain about treatment of derivatives and equity release
Matching adjustment: delegated acts leave risk margin unclear
Industry still split on inclusion of spread risk in calculation
Solvency II equivalence: uncertainty frustrates model applications
Use of volatility adjustment for third-country subsidiaries also in doubt