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• European insurers prepare for UFR change pain

  06 April 2017

  Cutting 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

• German politicians warn Eiopa to leave UFR alone

  17 October 2016

  "Outlandish" to change ultimate forward rate now, says Meister

• Commission dashes Eiopa's plan for automatic UFR adjustment

  01 September 2016

  Final decision on Solvency II reform could come after stress tests

• The twists and turns of Solvency II negotiations

  22 December 2015

  A behind the scenes account of the drawn-out political negotiations, the private letters and corridor discussions, the unforeseen u-turns and the fiery arguments, the lengthy road trips and the snappy tweets, by Hugo Coelho

• InsuranceERM's Most Influential 2015

  16 April 2015

  The personalities shaping risk and capital management in Europe are revealed

• Parliament gives green light to delegated acts

  04 December 2014

  MEPs raise points for 2018 review in letter to the Commission