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New EU financial services commissioner sets tone for insurance regulation
07 November 2024Maria Luís Albuquerque has outlined her regulatory priorities and established her vision for stability, streamlined compliance and consumer-focused innovation. Joshua Geer reports
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Insurance Ireland's wish list from Solvency II review and IRRD trilogues
04 October 2023The trade body has called for a targeted definition of significant cross-border activities
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EU Parliament's Solvency II negotiations drag on to 2023
21 December 2022Parties still far apart on sustainability and long-term guarantee package
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EU committee shocked as Ferber deletes climate measures in Solvency II reforms
14 June 2022German MEP says green-supporting factors are "beyond his imagination".
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IASB's Hoogervorst defends IFRS 17 as global standard, despite US exclusion
18 February 2020Chair of accounting standards board says life insurer troubles could have been avoided
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Econ capitulates on objections to Solvency II reforms
03 April 2019European Parliament’s Economic and Finance Committee had threatened to derail amendments to standard formula
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EC's Solvency II reforms to ignore risk margin, interest rate recalibration
25 October 2018Exclusive: The European Commission is set to endorse most of the Solvency II reforms recommended by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa), according to a draft of the proposals seen by InsuranceERM. Christopher Cundy explains
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Accountants chuckle as IASB chair claims IFRS 17 will "sail through"
09 October 2018Hans Hoogervorst said insurers are "exceedingly happy" with progress
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German MEP backs Eiopa for “mystery shopping” practice on insurers
13 September 2018Sven Giegold proposes spying to extract information on market abuse
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IDD delay greeted with mixed reactions
15 February 2018Insurers have welcomed the European Commission's proposal to delay implementation of the Insurance Distribution Directive, but not all national regulators are towing the line. Aggelos Andreou reports