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Standard Life's regulatory surplus slumps
20 February 2015Acquisition of asset manager and call of bond weigh on available capital
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Commission sets timeline for Solvency II equivalence decisions
20 February 2015Delegated acts to be published in two batches
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Australian insurers declare catastrophe following cyclone Marcia
20 February 2015Country also hit by cyclone Lam
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US insurers gauge vulnerability to soaring rates
20 February 2015Lapse risk higher for annuity providers with old books of business
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Tough battle ahead for global capital standards
19 February 2015The response of US state insurance regulators to the IAIS consultation on the insurance capital standard sheds light over hurdles on the way of a global compromise. Hugo Coelho reports
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Aegon withholds capital in anticipation of Solvency II
19 February 2015US equivalence and impact of matching and volatility adjusters blamed for guarded stance
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Swiss Re restructures longevity deal costing $30m/year
19 February 2015Currency moves have negligible impact on 2014 results
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Eagle lands at Guy Carpenter
18 February 2015Former head of catastrophe analytics at Willis Re
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Apra releases benchmarks for risk margin and diversification
17 February 2015General insurers' figures in line with expectations
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An alternative to the three lines of defence
17 February 2015Limitations to the 'three lines of defence' model of risk management have been exposed through its use in financial services businesses. Clive Martin, Paul Willman, Roy Boukens and Oliver Rockley suggest an alternative way of describing risk management responsibility.