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Capital add-ons are here to stay, says IAIS's Kawai
15 January 2013Yoshihiro Kawai heads the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, the body responsible for contentious plans to oversee global insurance companies. He talks to Christopher Cundy about consensus and convergence
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2013: the ERM challenges ahead
08 January 2013Leading consultants and CROs say getting the most out of Solvency II implementation will be a big challenge for 2013, but other aspects of ERM will reappear on the agenda, as will the necessity of keeping ERM at the heart of business. Here is a compilation of responses to the questions InsuranceERM asked experts just before Christmas
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Regulators and industry carp at IAIS over G-SIIs
08 January 2013Proposals need "substantial refinement", says BaFin
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Maintaining the momentum on Solvency II
28 December 2012Keeping SII moving will be just one of Insurance Europe's tasks for 2013, says Michaela Koller
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EU and US release convergence plan
24 December 2012Five-year plan includes fully risk-based capital requirements
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Australia beats Europe on regulatory overhaul
21 December 2012Australia has succeeded where Europe has seemingly failed by implementing new solvency capital regulations for insurers in three years – with relatively few delays. The standards will be implemented on 1 January 2013 and follow a broadly similar approach to Solvency II. Lorna Davies reports
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The financial crisis is still the biggest ERM challenge
21 December 2012Persistently low interest rates continue to pose problems, says Munich Re's Jürgen Dümont
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Capital requirements for G-SIIs should be "last resort"
18 December 2012Insurance Europe and IIF respond to consultation on systemically risky insurers