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The ongoing ordeal of Ogden
11 April 2017The change to UK's damages discount rate came as a huge surprise to many insurers. But this is far from being a one-off shock. Christopher Cundy reports
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UK motor premiums rise on Ogden rate change
11 April 2017Average premium could reach £1,000 when combined with tax increase
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PRA launches general insurance stress test
11 April 20172017 exercise has fewer tests but requires more detail
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Indian watchdog sets rules to harden sector against cyber attacks
10 April 2017Dedicated data security committees, crisis plans and policies to be mandatory
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Eiopa gave BaFin five concessions on UFR change
10 April 2017Important that firms do not have to prove post-transitional solvency with lower UFR, says Frank Grund
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BaFin clarifies requirements for standard formula firms' sovereign risk
10 April 2017More than 10% deviation between ORSA and standard formula will require extra capital
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Chairman of China's insurance regulator facing investigation by Communist Party
10 April 2017Party's disciplinary body cites serious disciplinary breaches by Xiang Junbo
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Dutch firms most affected by UFR change: Fitch
07 April 2017But solvency ratios unlikely to fall below 140%
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UFR still "ludicrously high", says Bernstein
07 April 2017Eiopa would have been justified to cut the rate to as low as 1.5%
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European insurers prepare for UFR change pain
06 April 2017Cutting the ultimate forward rate to about 3.65% over the next five years will drag down European insurers' solvency ratios as the pain of low rates feeds into long-term discounting. The big question now is whether MEPs, the Commission and German industry will work together to block Eiopa's methodology. Callum Tanner reports