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Finding a role for insurance in a technology-driven economy
05 July 2018In the second article in his series on intangible asset risk, Tim Freestone explores why the growth in intellectual property and patent risks has not been matched by a corresponding growth in insurance
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EU supervisors insist Solvency II risk margin "is not an issue"
03 July 2018Insurers’ calls for a recalibration of the risk margin are being ignored by Eiopa and national supervisors, as evidenced at Insurance Europe's conference in Brussels last week. Aggelos Andreou reports
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EU and UK authorities diverge on Brexit preparations
28 June 2018Eiopa repeats its advice to EU insurers to take contingency measures, while UK supervisors step up and reveal legislative plans. Aggelos Andreou reports
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German actuaries tell Eiopa: "Stick to your remit"
26 June 2018DAV vice-president Guido Bader talks to David Walker about how the country's actuaries are concerned by Eiopa's new ideas for Solvency II – and the lack of testing around them
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IFRS 17 earnings recognition: challenges, opportunities and innovations
21 June 2018Luca Tres and Adam Robinson discuss IFRS 17 and its earning recognition criteria from a capital markets and insurance practitioner's perspective, and consider the challenges and the opportunities this presents
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Mapfre's Antonio Huertas: there should be one global capital regime
19 June 2018Mapfre's chief executive tells Cintia Cheong about the challenges and risks at the top of the Spanish insurer's agenda, including underinsurance, Solvency II and IFRS 17
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Improving the three lines of defence model
14 June 2018In the follow-up to his article on why the insurance industry needs a new risk governance model, Henry Essert describes how a risk function can better oversee a risk-taking business and deal with strategic threats more effectively
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How to implement an effective and compliant model validation process
12 June 2018Ashish Kwatra and Jennifer (Kang) Khaleghy continue to share their experiences around successful internal model approval programmes with a focus on independent model validation – an area closely scrutinised by the regulator
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Marine insurance blockchain platform hopes to cut costs, risks and capital
07 June 2018The world's first blockchain platform for the marine insurance sector was launched at the end of May. Paul Walsh sits down with some of the platform's leaders to discuss how it will save costs and reduce risk
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SFCRs: "We're not sure any policyholders read them"
06 June 2018Insurers say their solvency and financial condition reports (SFCRs) are barely read by customers, so how should they evolve to better suit their audience? Christopher Cundy reports on this and other views and experiences with the public Solvency II document
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