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Van Hulle replacement named
06 March 2013New head of unit for insurance and pensions at the European Commission to start on 18 March
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New deputy insurance head at European Commission
04 March 2013Ryan takes over from Linder, but van Hulle replacement remains a mystery
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How the matching adjustment helps insurers in a crisis
28 February 2013Daily solvency monitoring offers valuable insights into an insurers' risk profile and its regulatory capital requirements – and demonstrates the potential power of the matching adjustment. Matthew Cocke, Russell Osman and Russell Ward explain
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Negative outlook for French life insurance
28 February 2013Insurers may be asked to contribute to public deficit reduction efforts again, says Moody's
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Solvency II delay "golden opportunity" to sort out run-off and APH
27 February 2013European insurers have potential to be over-reserved compared to US, says Ruxley
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US insurers to hold $23bn more capital if ratings agency revises model
27 February 2013AM Best proposes lowering discount rate for non-life reserves from 5% to 4%
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Cat modellers set out their platforms
26 February 2013For Eqecat, AIR and RMS, the future is platforms and the promise to give clients more model transparency and control. Open-architecture initiatives such as Oasis are also gearing up. Lorna Davies details the developments
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The unresolved issues of Solvency II
21 February 2013The delay of full implementation to beyond 2014 will allow extra time for important details in all three pillars of Solvency II to be resolved – and may bring old niggles to the surface again. Lorna Davies looks into some of the outstanding issues, for policy-makers and insurers, that will be kicked over in the coming months
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European insurers investing less in government bonds
21 February 2013Swiss Re, Ageas, Axa and Zurich reports confirm trend towards corporate bonds and loans
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Swedish regulator to implement SII discount rate
19 February 2013Already has temporary floor in place