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Rating agencies react to Taiwan life sector's vulnerability to FX volatility
16 May 2025Fitch has assigned negative ratings watches to five life firms
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Bank of England launches liquidity facility for insurers
29 January 2025Facility would only be triggered in periods of gilt market stress
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BMA pushes for more disclosures from life re/insurers
27 December 2024Bermuda regulator proposes 31 December 2025 start for enhanced liabilities and assets reporting
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Royal London completes first external PRT deal
02 August 2024UK insurer reports £30m bulk annuity with undisclosed counterparty
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Eiopa consults on standard formula charge for direct CCP exposures
31 July 2024European authority suggests lowering capital requirements for central counterparty risk
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European Commission requests Eiopa's input on proportionality, CCPs and crypto assets in Solvency II
13 May 2024Move follows agreement on reforms to directive
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LDTI helping clarify VA hedging strategies despite comparison difficulties
25 July 2023Rating agency Moody's analyses Q1 reports from four large variable annuity firms
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AIA flags "significantly higher" net earnings under IFRS 9 and 17
14 March 2023How hedging derivatives are treated largely the reason for CFO's prediction
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EU insurers dash for cash as liquidity risks rise
26 October 2022Eiopa seeks to calm nerves following UK gilts crisis
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Allianz GI barred from US after "massive fraudulent" Structured Alpha scheme
17 May 2022Asset manager transfers $120bn assets to Voya IM, pays $6bn in fraud case
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Low rates lead German insurers to use more derivatives
03 May 2022Regulator reviews latest trends
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Aegon carries on hedging to tame earnings volatility
09 February 2022Analysts query plans to offload US variable annuity book
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UK sets date to switch Solvency II curve to Sonia
08 January 2021Move from Libor-based risk-free rate curve expected to have a marginal impact on solvency ratios
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Supervisors should step up Libor transition work, IAIS warns
09 July 2020A number of financial institutions are yet to start transition, research finds
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UK life insurer faced £500m collateral call in midst of Covid-19 crisis
27 April 2020Situation is now "largely reversed"
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