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  • Australia beats Europe on regulatory overhaul

    21 December 2012

    Australia has succeeded where Europe has seemingly failed by implementing new solvency capital regulations for insurers in three years – with relatively few delays. The standards will be implemented on 1 January 2013 and follow a broadly similar approach to Solvency II. Lorna Davies reports

  • The financial crisis is still the biggest ERM challenge

    21 December 2012

    Persistently low interest rates continue to pose problems, says Munich Re's Jürgen Dümont

  • Focus on the risks and issues that ERM misses

    20 December 2012

    A good track record of addressing strategic risks will build ERM's value into the heart of business, says Hiscox CRO

  • Solvency II pillars 2 and 3 will be implemented by 2014, says Eiopa

    20 December 2012

    Eiopa will publish guidelines for supervisors

  • Ace's Mark McCausland: Solvency II is no chore

    19 December 2012

    If boards are only focused on meeting the regulatory aspects of Solvency II they are missing a key point, says Mark McCausland, chief risk officer for Ace European Group, and calling the directive a chore should be resisted. He talks to InsuranceERM about this and other challenges of the CRO role

  • PIC reinsures £400m longevity risk with Munich Re

    17 December 2012

    Takes PIC's deals to £1bn this year