Solvency II
WHAT IS THIS? Europe’s Solvency II directive came into effect in 2016, putting risk at the heart of a harmonised prudential framework for insurance firms. Similar in outline to the banking industry’s Basel standards, Pillar 1 sets out quantitative requirements; Pillar 2 tackles risk management and governance; Pillar 3 addresses transparency, reporting and public disclosure.
Member states call for delay to Solvency II
Fears that revised transposition timetable 'would create legal uncertainty' as Czech Republic pushes for 2015 implementation date
Axa enters corporate loan market with SocGen
Insurer targets French mid-caps to diversify investment portfolio
OpRisk Europe: Postpone Solvency II indefinitely, says Hansen
Former CRO of SEB Life calls for a moratorium on Solvency II implementation in order to enable insurers to focus on recovery
Webinar: Solvency II and the asset data management challenge
Solvency II presents considerable challenges for insurers and asset managers in terms of asset data management. Yet it is an area which to date has received relatively little attention. This webinar, in conjunction with BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, brings…
Australia weighs up illiquidity premium for insurer liabilities
Premium progression
Sponsored feature: Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Transparency in fund investments – a capital advantage
Sponsored roundtable: Solvency II and the economic environment – The effect on Italian insurance
Solvency II and the economic environment – The effect on Italian insurance
New Omnibus II yield curve extrapolation proposals ‘a significant ALM challenge for insurers’
New Omnibus II yield curve extrapolation proposals ‘a significant ALM challenge for insurers’
Capitalising on the bank asset sale
Capitalising on the bank asset sale
South Africa: regime change
South Africa: regime change
Targeting currency risks
Targeting currency risks
US Solvency II position anticipated by year-end – NAIC
US Solvency II position anticipated by year-end – NAIC
Reviving securitisation: regulators send mixed messages
Reviving securitisation
Regulation, quantification and cyber risk at Zurich
Why we quantify
Smoothing the flow: integrating workflow in Solvency II
Smoothing the flow
Life & Pension Risk Nordics: Orsa risk quantification will not require internal model - Eiopa
And Danish regulator says there has been too much focus on Solvency II’s capital requirements
Life & Pension Risk Nordics: Market volatility and Solvency II 'present opportunities for life sector'
Solvency II must be implemented on time, says Länsförsäkringar Liv CFO
Political Chess: debate over form of level 2 implementing measures hots up
The European Parliament is proposing changing many delegated acts into regulatory standards potentially moving considerable power to Eiopa - and prompting the commission to take legal advice. Thomas Whittaker examines the implications
Eiopa warns on use of external data in internal capital models
Insurers must supply information on third-party models in support of their internal model application
Sponsored webinar: BNY Mellon
Data management proves an ominous task
The Solvency II timetable is a coiled spring under pressure
The Solvency II timetable is a coiled spring under pressure
Slow progress on Solvency II internal model validation threatens approval, FSA warns
Slow progress on Solvency II internal model validation threatens approval, FSA warns
Q&A: Ann Muldoon, Friends Life, Solvency II programme director
Evolution, not revolution