Archive

  • UK insurers' Brexit choices become a test of EU regulatory convergence

    13 July 2017

    Eiopa's opinion on Brexit may have scotched the plans of London firms hoping to reinsure 100% of EU risks back to the City. But are some regulators offering a lighter-touch version of the rules than others? Callum Tanner reports

  • BaFin reveals extent of reliance on transitional measures by German life industry

    09 June 2017

    Regulator publishes its analysis as part of first assessment of pillar III documents

  • Eiopa gave BaFin five concessions on UFR change

    10 April 2017

    Important that firms do not have to prove post-transitional solvency with lower UFR, says Frank Grund

  • Solvency II "will never be a cakewalk", says BaFin chief

    11 January 2017

    German supervisor focusing on weaker underwriters

  • Eiopa to take action on life guarantees after stress test reveals vulnerabilities

    15 December 2016

    Combined low rates and double hit scenario wipe €260bn off EU insurers' balance sheets

  • Brexit shifts debate on Solvency II reforms

    13 October 2016

    Many see Solvency II rules as a largely British export to Europe, but once the UK leaves the EU, the remaining member states are likely to take the directive in a new direction. Callum Tanner reports

  • IAIS reaches fork in the road on systemic risk

    26 July 2016

    International regulators are opening up to the idea of framing systemic risk in market-wide activities rather than individual companies. Callum Tanner reports

  • Supervisors face the flood of Solvency II data

    24 May 2016

    As insurers submit their first Solvency II reports this month, Christopher Cundy asks what supervisors will do with the billions of data points now at their fingertips

  • InsuranceERM's Most Influential 2016 revealed

    19 April 2016

    Who's leading the direction of risk and capital management?

  • Eiopa reshuffles management team

    02 December 2015

    Three new members join the management board for Bernardino's second stint