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Eiopa to collaborate with World Bank on risk-based supervision
18 March 2013MoU is "step in the right direction", says Montalvo
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Deloitte to launch new economic and risk scenario generator
18 March 2013XSG to replace the Smith model
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Avoiding the Solvency II train wreck
07 March 2013Not so long ago Solvency II was hailed as the emerging 'gold standard' for setting insurance firms' regulatory capital – but it now bears a closer resemblance to a slow-motion train wreck, says John Hibbert. He identifies the causes of the crisis and speculates on what might be done to avoid repeating the same errors elsewhere.
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Tom Leonardi: "We have a terrific system in the US"
05 March 2013Whether at the state, federal or international level, Connecticut insurance commissioner Thomas Leonardi is helping to deliver new regulations. He tells Gloria Gonzalez that the US regulatory framework worked very well during the financial crisis
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NAIC creates task forces on PBR, financial stability
04 March 2013Financial stability team will address G-SII designation
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US insurers to hold $23bn more capital if ratings agency revises model
27 February 2013AM Best proposes lowering discount rate for non-life reserves from 5% to 4%
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Japan equivalence shelved after SII delays
26 February 2013JFSA still working on new solvency regime
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Insurance enterprise risk managment: the state it's in
14 February 2013Insurers' satisfaction with ERM grows, but plans for using economic capital stall - these are among the seven key findings from Towers Watson's recent worldwide survey. Christopher Cundy asks Laura Santori and Martin Pike to explain
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Contingent capital "shows promise" as cushion for stressed firms
14 February 2013CAS paper provides pricing and valuation models
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Canadian regulator issues draft ORSA guidelines
07 February 2013Launched life insurance QIS4 last month