Hugo Coelho

Articles by Hugo Coelho

  • German MEP slams 0% charge on local govt bonds

    13 January 2016

    Heavily indebted regional governments in Austria and Spain deemed as risk-free borrowers under Solvency II

  • KBC boasts of "well above average" Solvency II capitalisation

    08 January 2016

    Belgian insurer reports 242% coverage ratio under the standard formula

  • IAIS flags risks of M&A

    07 January 2016

    Shocks between organisational cultures singled out as area of supervisory focus

  • Solvency II disclosures to drive insurance stocks

    05 January 2016

    Aegon and Delta Lloyd proved how insights into capital can be disruptive, says Alliance Bernstein

  • Keep options on resolution strategies open, says Insurance Europe

    04 January 2016

    Trade body hails FSB proposals to let resolution authorities decide on points of entry

  • Storebrand's application to use transitional measure approved

    30 December 2015

    Transitional benefit for technical provisions can be recalculated quarterly

  • NN internal model approved

    30 December 2015

    But uncertainty about treatment of tax remains

  • Eiopa publishes updated risk-free rate code

    23 December 2015

    Enables firms to replicate calculation of the discount curve

  • 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

  • Dutch implementation of Solvency II is the least forgiving, says supervisor

    18 December 2015

    DNB implies its "pure" application of rules weighs on insurers' ratios