Archive

• Insurance Europe: private insurance alone cannot solve climate protection gaps

  28 June 2023

  The trade body warned insurance only acts as a "capstone of good risk management"

• ECB and Eiopa call for EU wide natural disaster insurance scheme

  24 April 2023

  European supervisors have published a paper to address the climate insurance protection gap

• Allianz: 'UFR should remain at 4.2%'

  12 May 2016

  CFO wades in on Eiopa's consultation

• European insurers' assets worth €6.9trn in Q2

  01 October 2015

  ECB values total liabilities at €6.64trn

• ESRB locks horns with Eiopa over Solvency II UFR

  04 August 2015

  The ultimate forward rate has been one of Solvency II's least contentious elements – until now. The European Systemic Risk Board is pushing for a revision that could have a dramatic effect on insurers' solvency. Hugo Coelho reports

• QE-led volatility makes a mockery of Solvency II stresses

  30 June 2015

  Commission under pressure to toughen calibrations in 2018 standard formula review

• ECB reporting add-ons revealed in unofficial templates

  04 March 2015

  European Central Bank amends draft Solvency II QRTs

• Reporting: How much more does the ECB want?

  19 August 2014

  The European Central Bank is currently finalising a piece of statistical regulation addressed to insurers, after discussions with the industry ended in July. The requirements will be largely aligned with Solvency II, but in a few areas the bank wants more data, as Hugo Coelho explains

• Eiopa budgets €1.5m for XBRL data hub

  14 October 2013

  But occupational pensions, not Solvency II, will be focus in 2014

• Life insurance loses out to banking as premiums fall 7.3%

  04 April 2013

  Premiums will grow at historically low rates, says E&Y