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Early warning indicators need further refinement
04 October 2013The UK's Prudential Regulation Authority is currently trialling the use of early warning indicators (EWIs) to monitor the outputs from insurers' internal models. With plans to extend their application across Europe, Russell Ward, Eoin O'Byrne and Lyndsay Wrobel examine how EWIs might perform in practice – and find there is room for improvement
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Lloyd's Savage highlights benefits of Solvency II readiness
02 October 2013Luke Savage, director of finance and operations at Lloyd's, tells InsuranceERM about the market's reaction to low investment yields, its capital management plans, how it could yet be designated "systemically risky" - and why it's disbanded its Solvency II team.
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Life insurers struggle to grow business
30 September 2013Persistent low bond yields may lead to run-off and insolvency, says Linklaters survey
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Aegon leads, Aviva lags in reducing leverage
19 September 2013Insurers to continue using excess cash to pay off debt, says Moody's
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Solvent schemes of arrangement threatened
16 September 2013KPMG raises concerns over PRA proposals
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Swiss investment fund to provide regulatory capital to smaller insurers
12 September 2013Twelve Capital sees opportunity in banks' withdrawal from lending
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Third-party capital appetite for reinsurance may be inflated
27 August 2013New money not rushing in blindly, says A M Best
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US and Asia boost Prudential's first-half profit
12 August 2013Thiam again stresses importance of Asia to future growth
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Private equity investors to keep driving insurance sector M&A
30 July 2013Capital considerations key to divestment decisions, says EY
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FSB launches consultation on risk appetite frameworks
17 July 2013Lays out responsibilities for chief risk officers