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LV= loses Emily Penn to Macquarie Group
04 October 2022She was capital and investment director at the UK life insurer
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What's next for the MA and VA?
04 July 2019More than €100bn of capital relief is provided by Solvency II's matching and volatility adjustments, but they are far from uncontroversial. As the European Commission begins to consider reforms, Christopher Cundy reports on the problems and possible solutions
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Insurers desperate for regulators to provide Libor clarity
14 June 2019Transition to Sonia hampered by questions over Solvency II discount rate
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Risk and investment chiefs likely to face climate risk responsibilities
12 June 2019UK insurer boards have regulatory requirement for accountability on climate risk
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Actuaries call for improved Solvency II transitional reset methodology
09 November 2016When and how to recalculate the transitional measure on technical provisions has proved one of the trickiest aspects of the Solvency II regime for UK insurers. Actuaries argue the PRA will need to refine the methodology if firms are to take a more meaningful benefit. Callum Tanner reports
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UK firms split on interest rate hedging strategy
01 September 2016L&G has put its economic view on the pedestal, moving away from its rivals and challenging analysts who take Solvency II figures more seriously. Callum Tanner reports
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Post-Brexit slump makes mockery of Eiopa stress test
21 July 2016The UK's Solvency II discount rates at the end of June put insurers in a worse position than the stress test scenario, so what can insurers and regulators hope to learn? Hugo Coelho reports
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Life insurers stuck with the riddle of the risk margin
01 December 2015Of all the innovations of Solvency II, the risk margin threatens to be the most painful for UK life insurers. The transitional benefit will provide relief against it on 1 January, but in the long run it may do more harm than good. Hugo Coelho reports