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Build up capital buffers to withstand the climate crisis, insurers told

NGO Finance Watch describes climate risk regulatory measures for banks and insurers as soft

NN addresses solvency volatility from Dutch mortgage spreads

Valuation changes or internal model mechanisms are being considered

Solvency II VA triggers solvency sensitivity among top Dutch Insurers

Volatility adjustment benefits some firms more than others, Fitch notes

Sub-Saharan African reinsurers face multiple near-term pressures

Civil unrest, limited capacity and volatile inflation pose problems for the region

Stress testing reinsurer resilience to reserve shocks

Stuart Shipperlee discusses Litmus Analysis' examination of 35 leading reinsurance carriers to understand their overall resilience to reserve shocks, and notes very significant individual variances

ALM and capital management under Hong Kong's RBC

Richard Chan, Hong Kong chief investment officer and Asia head of ALM at Axa, discusses Hong Kong's forthcoming risk-based capital regime and how insurers will respond

US insurers slam S&P's "excessively conservative" capital model review

ACLI submits 41-page document to outline concerns

Insurers happy with UK's Solvency II plans, but capital savings remain uncertain

The government has grabbed positive headlines with its proposals to reform Solvency II, but the industry is cautious about the how they will pan out. Cintia Cheong reports

S&P to release new capital rules by late Q3

Agency may make changes as it faces heavy criticism

Ultimate Risk Solutions partners with Xceedance for ERM modelling