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"ICS is not self-executing, it is something on the shelf"
05 May 2016NAIC president John Huff tells Hugo Coelho how group capital rules may have little impact on US insurers and warns of the consequences of a covered agreement between the US and the EU
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Optimising hypothecation in matching adjustment portfolios
28 April 2016Creating the best possible matching adjustment portfolio involves many aspects. James Sharpe explains the difference that optimal hypothecation can make
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Unfreezing the UFR
26 April 2016The revised methodology for calculating the ultimate forward rate may not be a catastrophe for all insurers with long-term liabilities, but it will put an unwelcome spotlight on solvency and accelerate the redesign of products. Hugo Coelho reports
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Eiopa builds its toolkit for Solvency II convergence
21 April 2016Convergence in the implementation of Solvency II is a top priority for Eiopa. Hugo Coelho talks to Andrew Candland, head of the unit tasked with bringing supervisors into line
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NAIC meeting roundup: PBR in the pocket, cyber in a mess
15 April 2016State insurance commissioners have taken stock of their efforts to steal a march on federal authorities during their spring get together in New Orleans. Hugo Coelho reports
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The regulator who became an innovator
14 April 2016Waleed Sarwar quit a steady job for the thrills and spills of tech entrepreneurship. He talks to Asa Gibson about his experiences so far
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Low yield curves and the move to absolute/normal volatilities
14 April 2016Low and negative yield curves pose a major challenge to insurers using Black's formula for interest rate option pricing. Nick Jessop lays out the considerations for a move to absolute/normal volatilities
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Insurers to test the limits of MA benefits
05 April 2016Optimisation was one of the terms that stood out in year-end reports, as differences in approaches to asset eligibility and hedging solutions in matching adjustment portfolios emerged. Hugo Coelho reports
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Carlos Montalvo: Eiopa was a 9-to-141 job
30 March 2016In his final days in office, Carlos Montalvo talks to Hugo Coelho about his legacy as the executive director of Eiopa and the challenges facing the authority over the next decade
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US on countdown for 'right size' reserves reform
24 March 2016At least 10 insurers are participating in a pilot programme on principles-based reserving, as the regulation edges closer to a 2017 launch
- PRA talks through asset intensive reinsurance concerns
- More power for actuarial modelling
- Geopolitics causing risks we never anticipated, says Zurich EMEA CEO
- Solvency II capital cuts could erode insurer resilience, warns Petra Hielkema
- The hidden costs of actuarial modelling systems
- Eiopa launches consultation to cut Solvency II reporting burden
- German insurers welcome plans to implement CSRD
- Munich Re faces protest over climate reversals
- Scope 3 emissions disclosure gap could weaken UK insurers' SRS readiness
- UK insurers neglect automation in capital modelling and validation