Analysis

• National regulators at odds over Solvency II volatility adjustment

  22 January 2015

  InsuranceERM's survey highlights inconsistency in how regulators plan to implement key tool of the long-term guarantee package.

• Danish regulators flesh out prudent person principle

  20 January 2015

  The Danish insurance supervisor, regarded as one of the leaders of the Solvency II pack, has voiced its concern over the industry's growing exposure to alternative asset classes. Hugo Coelho explores.

• Swedish insurers stressed out by Eiopa's tests

  16 January 2015

  Swedish insurers fared badly in the stress tests conducted by Eiopa, proving to be the most vulnerable to a Japanese scenario. Hugo Coelho asks Finansinspektionen's Per Griberg to explain

• Working with multiple models

  13 January 2015

  The rise of multiple models with different approaches to quantifying risk under Solvency II means that insurers need to be fully aware of their various strengths and weaknesses, as Andrew Cox and Niall Clifford explain

• Mexican insurers in the regulatory limelight

  08 January 2015

  As one of the international forerunners in adopting a risk-sensitive solvency regime, says Hugo Coelho, commentators are asking what effect new regulation will have on smaller players in the Mexican insurance market

• The threat from cyber: Are insurers heading for a meltdown?

  05 January 2015

  The recent establishment of a dedicated cyber insurance agency in London by former US homeland security secretary Tom Ridge demonstrates its growing popularity. But as the prevalence of recent high-profile hacking incidents demonstrates, this is not a class without its dangers, as Marcus Alcock investigates

• A fragile recovery?

  23 December 2014

  Genworth's announcement of a $600m charge related to its long-term care book has once again drawn attention to the sustainability of this market. Yet a closer look reveals a revised product which offers enticing possibilities for insurers, as Marcus Alcock discovers

• Taking the risk pulse of insurance

  18 December 2014

  The implementation challenges of Pillar 3, the possibilities of a market-led alternative modelling platform and a better understanding of risk culture are just some of the topics that Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group's Martin Burke shares with Marcus Alcock

• French health mutuals show fraternité in pillar 3 solution

  16 December 2014

  When an entire sector faces the same issues in complying with Solvency II, collaboration seems a sensible response. France's association of health mutuals has done just that by developing pillar 3 software for its members. Christopher Cundy reports

• Mitigating the cycle

  11 December 2014

  While there have been significant advances in quantifying the uncertainty pertaining to 'dark matter' risks such as casualty catastrophe or cyber, says Victoria Jenkins, it is worth considering how they may manifest themselves in the future and what can be done about them now