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Karel Van Hulle: "I want the objectives of Solvency II to be remembered"
01 August 2019As a former head of insurance and pensions at the European Commission, Karel Van Hulle was central to the development of Solvency II. To coincide with the launch of his book on the directive, he talks to Christopher Cundy about its gestation, flaws and future development
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PIC sparks up £3.4bn bulk annuity deal with BAT
01 August 2019Largest ever transaction for specialist UK insurer
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Arch to acquire Lloyd's insurer Barbican
31 July 2019Deal will help Arch sell reinsurance through Lloyd’s and enable access to third-party capital
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European insurers reject idea of standardised climate risk assessments
30 July 2019Insurance Europe reacts to Eiopa’s proposals for integrating sustainability in Solvency II
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Moody's acquires RiskFirst's PFaroe, eyes expansion into insurance markets
30 July 2019Opportunities in bulk annuity markets and connecting liabilities with assets
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Coface submits application for Solvency II partial internal model
26 July 2019Switch from standard formula will mitigate planned changes to calibrations
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Dispute over equivalency of actuarial qualifications returns to court
22 July 2019The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries faces appeal over 2018 race discrimination case
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PRA consults on rules for group capital eligibility
22 July 2019Subordinated liabilities and preference shares could count towards group own funds
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Gauke: Ogden decision leaves a “reasonable margin” of prudence
15 July 2019Personal injury discount rate of -0.25% means less chance of claimants being under-compensated
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Buckner and Dowd challenge equity-release mortgage valuations
15 July 2019In-depth investigation argues for recalibration of assumptions and market-consistent approach