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RSA sells stake in Thai insurer
19 December 2014Expects £19m capital boost
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LV= swoops for Teachers Assurance
19 December 2014Mutual manages around £1bn in assets
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French health mutuals show fraternité in pillar 3 solution
16 December 2014When 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
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Moody's downgrades SNS Reaal on weakening capitalisation
10 December 2014Credit rating of insurance units cut to Baa3, one notch above junk
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Regulatory focus will swing towards conduct risk says S&P
10 December 2014Product design could radically alter within Europe
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Portuguese insurers under pressure to sell bank debt
09 December 2014The Portuguese insurance supervisor has found that one in five insurers fall short of capital under Solvency II, even after taking into account the benefit of the volatility adjustment. What's more, concentrated exposures to the financial sector are sending capital requirements through the roof, as Hugo Coelho explores
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ECB warned against adding to reporting burden
09 December 2014Commission stresses need to align statistical requirements with Solvency II
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Dutch insurers could take €900m charge on mortgage revaluation
27 November 2014Moody's warns about negative impact on solvency ratios of life insurers
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PRA releases checklist for MA pre-applications
25 November 2014Insurers asked to undertake three separate quantitative tests
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Moody's: Leverage ratios at lowest level since the crisis
13 November 2014Insurers borrow less as declining earnings make debt servicing onerous