Solvency II
Omnibus II set to push back Solvency II implementation even further
The art of compromise
Insurers in Asia ramp up risk technology platforms
Suped-up systems
Indian insurance regulator adopts industry software for product vetting
The Indian insurance regulator is ramping up its product approval process, after adopting the same pricing software as its insurers – and the signs are that more Asian regulators may follow this trailblazer.
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
Insurers poised to arbitrage Solvency II-compliant rivals in Asia
Insurance companies active in the Asia-Pacific region are closely studying their European rivals to exploit any regulatory arbitrage opportunities presented as European Union insurers move to adopt Solvency II risk capital rules. But short-term gains in…
Internal model approval – the regulator’s view
The perfect model
Solvency II could alter product mix of US subsidiaries of European insurers
Solvency II could alter product mix of US subsidiaries of European insurers
Axa’s Mark Stamper talks about the insurer's risk overhaul in Asia
Chains of command
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
Borrowers fear Solvency II will hit demand for corporate paper
Solvency II and credit: A change in appetite
Suncorp’s risk controls and ops face up to Queensland floods
Withstanding disaster
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
Sponsored roundtable: Rate of change
Life & Pension Risk and roundtable sponsor Royal Bank of Scotland convened with industry leaders to discuss the future of the German life insurance sector as it faces low interest rates and a new regulatory regime
Solvency II drives changing appetite for fixed income
Changing appetites
FSA: insurers should prepare for failure of internal model approval
FSA: insurers should prepare for failure of internal model approval
In search of common sense
In search of common sense
Stress ahead for European insurers
Ready for the roll-out
The encroachment of Solvency II
The encroachment of Solvency II
Eiopa's Bernardino: stress tests are Solvency II trial run
New regime will introduce regular capital tests - insurance industry doesn't have credibility problem, Eiopa chair says
Ernst & Young interview: A combined solution – overcoming the twin challenges of Solvency II and IFRS
The timing of the implementation of Solvency II and the second phase of IFRS presents a major logistical challenge for insurers which are not prepared