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A false dawn for restricted tier 1 debt?
09 September 2016The market for restricted tier 1 debt took off last month with an issue by Gjensidige, but may remain subdued for as long as the Solvency II grandfathering provisions last. Hugo Coelho 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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My 'A' is not like yours
18 August 2016Fitch and AM Best are wrangling over the equivalency of their IFS rating scale. Hugo Coelho investigates what sets them apart and the implications for insurers buying reinsurance protection
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Reinsurers renew lobbying efforts to avoid G-Sii designation
09 August 2016A move from quantitative to qualitative indicators of global systemic risk is threatening to make the designation process more opaque for reinsurers. Callum Tanner reports
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L'exception française?
02 August 2016The French government is proposing to exempt supplementary pension products from Solvency II capital requirements, a seismic change that will give the sector much needed relief. Hugo Coelho reports
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The stress of going sub-zero
28 July 2016UK insurers modelling the risk that interest rates move into negative territory are finding that the capital implications of doing so are less than straightforward. Hugo Coelho reports
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IAIS reaches fork in the road on systemic risk
26 July 2016International regulators are opening up to the idea of framing systemic risk in market-wide activities rather than individual companies. 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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Oasis lays roots in cat modelling scene
14 July 2016The Oasis Loss Modelling Framework promised much, but has it delivered? Christopher Cundy reports on the crucial challenges it faces in the coming months
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Top tips for top-down validation
07 July 2016Boards have struggled to get comfortable with validation of internal models. LCP's Charl Cronje suggests some ideas that may help