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  • 'Extracting value from the internal model' is a flawed approach

    06 August 2015

    Internal models will fail in their attempt to serve two masters – the regulator and the business – so insurers should fundamentally rethink how they can benefit from their years of development work, argues Adrian Ericsson

  • Phoenix given investment-grade ratings

    06 August 2015

    Inaugural rating for UK life insurer

  • Aviva CEO "not impressed" by £400m Solvency II spend

    06 August 2015

    No disclosure of SII ratio as internal model awaits approval

  • L&G ploughs into reinsurance to curb the Solvency II risk margin

    05 August 2015

    Insurer offloads three quarters of longevity risk in bulk annuities new business

  • Ageas sets up internal reinsurer

    05 August 2015

    Diversification benefits under Solvency II expected further down the road

  • Hannover Re wins approval for Solvency II internal model

    05 August 2015

    First model approved by a European regulator

  • Direct Line to join second wave of internal model applications

    05 August 2015

    Aiming to gain approval in July 2016

  • 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

  • Standard Life "will remain an insurer and asset manager"

    04 August 2015

    But insurance accounts for only 5% of profit

  • FSB's standards on bonus payments are "bank-centric", insurers say

    04 August 2015

    Nature of insurance business reduces effectiveness of claw-back clauses