Hugo Coelho

Articles by Hugo Coelho

  • How a 100% SCR stopped being sufficient capital

    12 November 2015

    Insurers are holding capital buffers larger than the minimum required under Solvency II, but is it the fault of the rules, the regulators or the market? Hugo Coelho reports

  • FSB reports patchy adoption of rules on insurance bonus payments

    11 November 2015

    Integrated financial supervisors lead efforts to reduce incentives for excessive risk taking

  • UK regulator tough on reinsurance concentration risk

    10 November 2015

    SCR components on counterparty default risk and risk concentrations "may not be sufficient"

  • Global insurance capital standard criticised for "lack of transparency"

    10 November 2015

    Regulators are making assumptions on ICS levels, says GFIA

  • PRA decides on MA applications

    09 November 2015

    About 20 insurers had requested authorisation to use the adjustment

  • Eiopa sets procedures for transitional on equity charges

    06 November 2015

    Draft proposal incorporates recent amendments to Solvency II delegated acts

  • Not so much the 'own' risk and solvency assessment

    05 November 2015

    From the size of the stresses to the maximum number of pages of the report, European regulators are becoming prescriptive about how insurers should go about developing ORSAs in preparation for Solvency II. Hugo Coelho reports

  • PIC in £2.4bn pension buyout

    05 November 2015

    Hannover Re picks up share of longevity risk

  • Tryg's internal model approved

    05 November 2015

    Danish insurance group is third in Europe to get supervisor's green light

  • Ireland completes Solvency II transposition

    05 November 2015

    Internal model decisions shortly to follow