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Solvency reform a priority for US regulators
20 December 2013US insurance supervision is inefficient and inconsistent, according to the Federal Insurance Office, which has made its long-awaited recommendations for reform. Among its prime targets are solvency regulation, reserving and treatment of captives. Christopher Cundy reports
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Solvency II infrastructure charges need political decision
20 December 2013Lack of data leaves Eiopa's proposed charges unaltered
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Eiopa proposes changes to debt securitisation capital charges
19 December 2013Uniform charge replaced with a more granular approach
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Two L&G deals bring pension de-risking transactions to £16bn in 2013
19 December 2013Latest arrangement transfers £1.7bn in liabilities for BAE Systems schemes
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Aviva announces £500m UK infrastructure investment
19 December 2013Insurer says commitment is a "direct result" of Solvency II
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NAIC approves four countries for reduced reinsurer collateral
19 December 2013Conditional qualification for Bermuda, Germany, Switzerland and the UK
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Using least squares Monte Carlo proxy functions for internal model validation
18 December 2013LSMC techniques are finding popularity in Solvency II economic capital calculations and multi-year projections of capital requirements. In this article, Christian Bettels explains how they can also apply to validation of internal models
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Insured cat losses halve in 2013
18 December 2013But almost twice as many lives lost, says Swiss Re
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Sompo acquires Canopius for £594m
18 December 2013Japanese insurer to take full ownership of Lloyd's syndicate
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New participants enable £2.5bn longevity swap for AstraZeneca's pension fund
17 December 2013The transaction hedges the longevity risk of around 10,000 members