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The politics of pandemics
31 December 2020Combatting the next pandemic will take a lot more than vaccines, according to Frank Schiller, a board member of Germany's actuarial association. To cover the risk, insurers will need a deft understanding and the ability to work closely with the political world, as Schiller explains to David Walker
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Covid-19 mitigation in the US: compliance drops, virus rages
29 December 2020In a follow-up to his article on applying ERM expertise to limit the spread of Covid-19, Dave Ingram reports on adherence to mitigation requirements in November, including for the key Thanksgiving holiday
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ICS: the gift that nobody wants
23 December 2020The Insurance Capital Standard continues to be a source of controversy. If the IAIS thought the global capital rule had satisfied at last year's Abu Dhabi meet, they will need to think again. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Gabriel Bernardino on four important Solvency II reforms
22 December 2020The chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority talks to Christopher Cundy about the main proposals to amend Solvency II and what they hope to achieve
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Eiopa under fire over Solvency II review proposals
18 December 2020The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) published its long-awaited final thoughts on the Solvency II review this week. However, facets of the industry and beyond are distinctly unimpressed with the proposals, as Paul Walsh reports
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Eiopa's Solvency II reforms: balance restored
17 December 2020The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has published its final thoughts on how Solvency II should be reformed. Christopher Cundy guides you through the proposals
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Mutuals' deferred shares could have saved LV= from demutualising
15 December 2020With the British life insurer planning to demutualise with the £530m sale of its business, Cintia Cheong talks to AFM chief Martin Shaw about the prospects for the mutual sector in the UK
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ICS capital calculations: onerous, uncertain, but growing in relevance
14 December 2020The global Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) requires yet more modelling work for insurers and some of its rules for calculating capital are vague. It's currently a low priority for insurers and investors, but UK firms in particular should watch closely. Christopher Cundy reports
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Regulators highlight dividends, Brexit and Solvency II as key topics for 2021
10 December 2020German, Irish and British regulators discussed their top concerns for 2021 at InsuranceERM's Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference last week. Cintia Cheong reports
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US pandemic insurance: in defence of Pria
08 December 2020A battle has erupted between industry and regulatory groups on how best to insure the pandemic in the US. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who came up with the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act, believes industry must shoulder its fair share of the burden. She speaks to Sarfraz Thind
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