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Mitigating the cycle
11 December 2014While there have been significant advances in quantifying the uncertainty pertaining to 'dark matter' risks such as casualty catastrophe or cyber, says Victoria Jenkins, it is worth considering how they may manifest themselves in the future and what can be done about them now
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Improved model could hurt some insurers, says JLT Re
11 December 2014AM Best plans to launch revised capital adequacy ratio model in 2015
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Moody's downgrades SNS Reaal on weakening capitalisation
10 December 2014Credit rating of insurance units cut to Baa3, one notch above junk
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Regulatory focus will swing towards conduct risk says S&P
10 December 2014Product design could radically alter within Europe
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Entropics takes cat bonds to Swedish insurers
10 December 2014Luxembourg financial supervisor authorises cat bond fund
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Verisk Analytics acquires Maplecroft
09 December 2014Buys UK-based firm for £20.25m
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Portuguese insurers under pressure to sell bank debt
09 December 2014The Portuguese insurance supervisor has found that one in five insurers fall short of capital under Solvency II, even after taking into account the benefit of the volatility adjustment. What's more, concentrated exposures to the financial sector are sending capital requirements through the roof, as Hugo Coelho explores
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US Treasury highlights financial stability risk of captives
09 December 2014Warns over growing use
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States hope for mutual recognition in ICS debate
09 December 2014Delays in G-SII process 'speak for themselves'
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ECB warned against adding to reporting burden
09 December 2014Commission stresses need to align statistical requirements with Solvency II