News

• Commission shelves ESRB report until Solvency II review

  14 January 2016

  Evidence justifying need for bank-like countercyclical requirement for insurers is not conclusive, officials say

• Aegon's share price rebounds as solvency ratio comes in at 160%

  13 January 2016

  CEO confirms plan to sell UK annuity book

• MetLife selling US retail business to lose Sifi status

  13 January 2016

  New company would have $240bn in assets

• Vicky Kubitscheck talks about her fears and hopes for Solvency II

  13 January 2016

  Chief risk officer and compliance director at Police Mutual says it would be a shame if the good intentions of Solvency II were overshadowed by compliance efforts

• 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

• NAIC names committee line-ups

  13 January 2016

  McCarty will lead international insurance regulations committee again as chairs and vice-chairs appointed for 2016

• Corrado Baldinelli on the implications of Solvency II for Italian insurers

  12 January 2016

  Italian insurers are well-capitalised on a Solvency II basis and without the benefit of transitional measures, says the secretary general of the Italian supervisor

• Insurers set to take £32bn in pension risk in 2016

  12 January 2016

  Willis Towers Watson predicts activity to increase in longevity hedging and bulk annuity markets after a slow start

• RPC Consulting hires ex-PwC insurance partner

  11 January 2016

  Chris Carson joins London-based RPC

• Maerkert to replace Mueller as Hannover Re CRO

  11 January 2016

  Long-standing CRO Mueller to retire this month