Archive

  • EU and US agree on five-year insurance oversight plan

    02 April 2013

    Will focus on confidentiality and reinsurance collateral this year, says Eiopa

  • Variable annuities "not a systemic risk"

    27 March 2013

    Geneva Association study backs up Eiopa report

  • ORSA is biggest challenge for North American CROs

    25 March 2013

    Economic capital also set to occupy CROs, E&Y survey finds

  • Eiopa to collaborate with World Bank on risk-based supervision

    18 March 2013

    MoU is "step in the right direction", says Montalvo

  • Deloitte to launch new economic and risk scenario generator

    18 March 2013

    XSG to replace the Smith model

  • Avoiding the Solvency II train wreck

    07 March 2013

    Not 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.

  • Tom Leonardi: "We have a terrific system in the US"

    05 March 2013

    Whether 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

  • NAIC creates task forces on PBR, financial stability

    04 March 2013

    Financial stability team will address G-SII designation

  • US insurers to hold $23bn more capital if ratings agency revises model

    27 February 2013

    AM Best proposes lowering discount rate for non-life reserves from 5% to 4%

  • Japan equivalence shelved after SII delays

    26 February 2013

    JFSA still working on new solvency regime