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Allianz launches hybrid savings product
07 August 2015Share of traditional savings products in new business drops
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First box ticked in Solvency II data reporting
28 July 2015Fears that insurers would flounder in the first test of their Solvency II reporting systems have eased, but it has not all been plain sailing. Christopher Cundy reports
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Systemic risk buffer may miss the target
21 July 2015The IAIS has unveiled a formula to calculate the high-loss absorbency for global systemically important insurers. The industry claims the requirement is set too high and fears it will be poorly targeted. Hugo Coelho reports
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Leading Romanian insurer has negative solvency margin
16 July 2015Four firms taking recovery measures ahead of Solvency II
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HLA to bite Axa and Prudential hardest
03 July 2015Heightened capital requirements for systemic insurers will vary, says Fitch
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Too-big-to-fail insurers face 20% capital loading
26 June 2015Global regulators put tentative figure on higher-loss absorbency requirement
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US ORSA comes to life
19 June 2015Before the end of the year, large US insurers will submit an ORSA report to supervisors. This represents a step change for the industry, but is likely to be just the beginning of a broader process of transformation, Hugo Coelho reports
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Internal model submissions begin, despite ambiguities
22 May 2015Despite unclear rules and conflicting approaches from national supervisors, insurers have started submitting their Solvency II internal models for approval. Christopher Cundy and Hugo Coelho assess the state of play
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Allianz CFO: 'We'll keep selling guaranteed products in 2016'
15 May 2015Dieter Wemmer offers beer to analysts that avoid Solvency II questions
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Internal model uncertainty induces caution in insurers
07 May 2015They fear regulators will tighten calibrations, says Moody's