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G-SII capital standard "should be below Solvency II SCR"
10 February 2014Responses to IAIS draft say 2015 implementation is ambitious
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Leonardi blasts "reckless" timetable for global capital standards
05 February 2014US House subcommittee grills Connecticut commissioner and FIO chief McRaith
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ComFrame's second draft shows improvement, but issues remain
17 January 2014Global capital standard questioned
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ERM basics: Proxy techniques enable risk-based decision making
08 January 2014Proxy techniques, such as least squares Monte Carlo, allow faster analysis of risks and for many insurers they have become essential tools for aiding decision making, as Brian Robinson explains
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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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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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Technology Guide 2013-14: vendors react to Solvency II delays
29 October 2013Both users and vendors of risk management systems have faced difficult decisions as a result of the further delay in Solvency II implementation. We look at the opportunities and problems created by this and issues such as: do faster systems have to be more complex, as well as more expensive, and will vendors offer more transparency into their models?
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IAIS releases second ComFrame draft
18 October 2013Public consultation open until 16 December
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NAIC has "serious concerns" over global insurer capital standard
10 October 2013Details of IAIS plan yet to emerge
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Investors welcome Swiss Re's solvency/hurricane contingent debt
09 October 2013Reinsurer may repeat issuance for other perils