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  • Add-ons' exposé could prompt shake-up of insurance products

    14 July 2015

    Mounting regulatory scrutiny on ancillaries might pave the way for a reform of general insurers' product range, particularly if the changes cause profits to fall. Hugo Coelho reports

  • AIR plans September relaunch for troubled US flood model

    14 July 2015

    Problems detected earlier this year

  • Axa pension fund heads to America for £2.8bn longevity swap

    13 July 2015

    Solvency II favours risk transfer to non-EU firms

  • China Re invites global investment with first cat bond

    13 July 2015

    Capital markets gain access to Chinese perils

  • Hong Kong passes law to establish insurance regulator

    13 July 2015

    IIA will supervise intermediaries as well as insurers

  • ABI welcomes flexibility on Solvency II transitionals

    13 July 2015

    But raises concerns about the timeline for internal model approvals

  • Eiopa calls for external audit of Solvency II reports

    10 July 2015

    Regulators concerned about diverging quality of public disclosures between member states

  • PRA takes soft line on Solvency II transitional

    09 July 2015

    Capital benefit should ease pressure from 'inflated' risk margin

  • Mutuals find a new path to share capital

    09 July 2015

    The UK's mutual insurers are eagerly awaiting the outcome of negotiations on legislation that could help lead a revival of the sector. Asa Gibson reports

  • Insurers face 25% drop in fees from pension tax shake-up

    09 July 2015

    Standard Life and St James most vulnerable to potential transition