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"A big shift towards insurers focusing on customer outcomes"
02 January 2014PwC's Jonathan Howe recalls the major talking points of 2013 and sets out insurers' challenges for 2014
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"EU insurers looking to sell or de-risk life businesses"
27 December 2013Marc Beckers of Aon Benfield Analytics comments on events of the last 12 months and what 2014 has in store
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Scor renews contingent capital facility with UBS
23 December 2013French reinsurer will issue new shares in the event of major catastrophe
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Solvency reform a priority for US regulators
20 December 2013US insurance supervision is inefficient and inconsistent, according to the Federal Insurance Office, which has made its long-awaited recommendations for reform. Among its prime targets are solvency regulation, reserving and treatment of captives. Christopher Cundy reports
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Using least squares Monte Carlo proxy functions for internal model validation
18 December 2013LSMC techniques are finding popularity in Solvency II economic capital calculations and multi-year projections of capital requirements. In this article, Christian Bettels explains how they can also apply to validation of internal models
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IAIS launches consultation on capital requirements for G-SIIs
16 December 2013Basic capital requirement is a prelude to other international standards
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RSA to meet rating agencies this week
16 December 2013Insurer says meetings are pre-arranged, not crisis talks
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RSA shares plummet as CEO resigns
13 December 2013Insurer says it needs to further strengthen Irish reserves
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ILS warning added to Eiopa's financial stability report
12 December 2013"Search for yield" behaviour and VIF monetisations under scrutiny too
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QBE's debt ratings downgraded
10 December 2013Moody's drops senior unsecured debt to Baa2