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IAIS's Kawai: "a financial crisis is triggered and spread because of entities"
23 May 2017The International Association of Insurance Supervisors is developing a cross-sectoral, activities-based approach to systemic risk identification. Although some insurers are hoping this will eventually replace entities-based designation, Yoshihiro Kawai stresses that this will not be the case. He spoke to Callum Tanner at the NAIC conference in Washington, DC on 15 May
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IFRS 17 compliance: a task comparable with Solvency II?
18 May 2017IFRS 17 has been described as a "landmark shift" in insurer accounting and some are saying that implementation could require more work than was needed for Solvency II. InsuranceERM gets the lowdown from the industry on what it means for the sector
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How are P&C actuarial functions coping with Solvency II?
16 May 2017With more than a year's experience of Solvency II, actuaries in property and casualty firms are implementing some of the requirements well – and others not so well – as Sanjiv Chandaria explains to Christopher Cundy
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Insights into an evolving ERM process
09 May 2017Janice Englesbe explains how Gen Re has changed its approach to enterprise risk management following the completion of its first ORSA in 2015
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A death knell for the Sifi designation?
02 May 2017The US inquiry into the designation of non-bank systemically important financial institutions looks likely to see insurers AIG and Prudential Financial shed the label, while ensuring the court appeal against MetLife becomes obsolete. What will replace Obama's post-crisis regulation and will it affect the international process? Callum Tanner reports
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Solvency II equivalence on the Isle of Man - a bear necessity?
26 April 2017Allan Christian explains how updates to the Isle of Man's insurance regulatory regime have become intertwined with efforts to gain Solvency II equivalency
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Sourcing data for cyber risk management
19 April 2017Insurers crave data to better write cyber risk policies and understand their risk accumulation, but getting hold of it is a tough assignment. Cintia Cheong reports
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European insurers hold out hope on UK market access
13 April 2017With article 50 triggered, insurers in the UK and EEA wait with bated breath for news on what will replace passporting. Although the EU looks set to take a tough line on access to the single market for the UK, pressure is mounting on the UK government to avoid retaliation. Callum Tanner reports
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The ongoing ordeal of Ogden
11 April 2017The change to UK's damages discount rate came as a huge surprise to many insurers. But this is far from being a one-off shock. Christopher Cundy reports
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European insurers prepare for UFR change pain
06 April 2017Cutting the ultimate forward rate to about 3.65% over the next five years will drag down European insurers' solvency ratios as the pain of low rates feeds into long-term discounting. The big question now is whether MEPs, the Commission and German industry will work together to block Eiopa's methodology. Callum Tanner reports
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