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Learning from Japan's 'lost decades'
24 January 2013With much of Europe mired in a deepening recession, the parallels with Japan's 'lost decades' become ever more acute. Paul Fulcher and Teoman Kaplan explore whether European insurers can learn from their Japanese peers in how to deal with a prolonged state of stagnant economic growth and low interest rates
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Bernardino: SII interim guidelines will be flexible
23 January 2013Gradual implementation envisaged from 1 January 2014
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Eiopa releases discount curves ahead of LTG assessment
23 January 2013SII credit risk adjustment raised from 10 to 35 basis points
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Eiopa details plans for 2013
22 January 2013Another QIS "if required" by trialogue parties
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Actuaries would "face ridicule" in considering climate change
18 January 2013Resource constraint could dramatically shift assumptions about economic growth, says Actuarial Profession report
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SunGard updates Prophet with analytics and tables modules
17 January 2013Developments should help insurers realise value from Solvency II
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European risk database planned for 2013
17 January 2013ESAs will focus on consumer protection and risk analysis
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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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From the Talmud and Markowitz to a holistic picture of risk
10 January 2013Systems thinking helps risk modellers develop a more dynamic, responsive analysis of complex systems. Matt Cocke and Richard See-Toh track developments from 4 BC to today's ERM approach
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Actuarial Profession sets sights on Asian expansion
10 January 2013Also aims to communicate better with the non-actuarial world, says chief executive