Archive

  • EU and US agree on five-year insurance oversight plan

    02 April 2013

    Will focus on confidentiality and reinsurance collateral this year, says Eiopa

  • Eiopa releases eighth LTG Q&A

    26 March 2013

    Answers questions on contract boundaries

  • ORSA is biggest challenge for North American CROs

    25 March 2013

    Economic capital also set to occupy CROs, E&Y survey finds

  • Lloyd's Solvency II 'soft landing' is ICAS+ and a little bit more

    22 March 2013

    Lloyd's of London has been in the vanguard of regulators when it comes to Solvency II preparations, sticking to a strict timetable with little leeway. It's now relaxed its plans after numerous delays to the directive, but is still forging ahead of the regulators. Lorna Davies reports

  • Asia-Pacific insurance premium to double by 2020

    20 March 2013

    China and US will have highest increase in of insurance premiums, says Munich Re

  • Insurance IT spend to total $140bn in 2013

    20 March 2013

    Celent's spending study reports a "cautious but encouraging indicator" of growth

  • Ageas's van Grimbergen: Matching adjustment is crucial for us

    15 March 2013

    Solvency II's long-term guarantees package has the future of the life insurance industry in its hands, says Emmanuel van Grimbergen, group risk officer of Ageas. He talks to Lorna Davies about his concerns, as well as his doubts about Eiopa's 'interim measures'

  • Solvency II to cost twice as much as Crossrail

    13 March 2013

    FSA's SII budget is also "staggering", Andrew Bailey tells MPs

  • Van Hulle replacement named

    06 March 2013

    New head of unit for insurance and pensions at the European Commission to start on 18 March

  • UK 'twin peaks' regulation may lead to higher capital costs, warns L&G

    06 March 2013

    But insurer has delivered core components of the Solvency II regime