MetLife
Cloud set to replace in-house tech for banks
‘No other way’ to meet demands of FRTB, XVA and other changes, claim proponents
No plans to scrap systemic insurer rules, says IAIS chair
A US regulator claims Europeans asked IAIS to chart own course after FSB moved to ditch G-Sii list
Fishing for Sifis: row over Nobel laureate’s risk model
Engle’s tool for ranking risky firms is one of many that are dividing industry, academics and regulators
Prudential’s Silitch on the blindspots in Basel III
Risk30 profile: Post-crisis reforms have failed to fully address systemic risk, Prudential’s CRO warns
AIG decision threatens too-big-to-fail insurer label
Fragmentation of international rules on cards as US denounces systemic designations
Supervisors must police activities, not entities – Allianz’s Buecheler
Regulatory chief welcomes debate moving beyond ‘too-big-to-fail’
FSB holds too much sway over US regulators, say Republicans
Lew faces questions in Congress over FSB impact on US banks and markets
FSB endorsement missing from new G-Sii methodology
Financial Stability Board has not given seal of approval to designation method, French regulator voted against it
Balz slams IAIS for rule-making 'behind closed doors'
Failure to engage with European Parliament will delay and undermine international insurance regulation, says MEP
IAIS under pressure to learn from FSOC mistakes
G-Siis see MetLife opinion as strengthening their case against aspects of international regulation
Insurance Sifi rules squeeze the balloon on US annuities
Non-bank Sifis continue to sell assets, despite MetLife's court win
MetLife Sifi win leaves G-Sii status meaningless – US lawyers
Federal court decision brings whole Sifi and G-Sii designation process into question
MetLife puts forward alternative approach to G-Sii designation
NTNI definition could be dropped from G-Sii assessment and replaced by liquidity measures, says insurer
MetLife states case ahead of Sifi court hearing
NAIC agrees with insurer, criticises FSOC reasoning
MetLife CEO lambasts regulators over Sifi designations
Systemically important label is "our biggest concern", says Kandarian
MetLife Sifi fight draws in state regulators
Insurance commissioners say views ignored by federal agencies
Conduct risk and PBR questions for Allstate CRO
CRO challenges at Allstate
US insurers target European commercial real estate debt
Attractive yields and supply demand mismatch spur interest
Insurance Risk North America: Insurers must 'break addiction to policy guarantees' in low-rate environment
Lack of product innovation means not enough products work in the low interest rate environment, panellists complain
Systemic risk methodology continues to worry insurers
Punitive reform
American VA providers de-risk to combat market volatility
Staying steady
Alternative liability modelling techniques
Lessons from America
Meeting the volatility challenge of guaranteed products
No guarantees
Solvency II set to boost interest in variable annuities
Bright new hope?