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US insurers to hold $23bn more capital if ratings agency revises model
27 February 2013AM Best proposes lowering discount rate for non-life reserves from 5% to 4%
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ABI lends support to Aon's flood pool
27 February 2013UK insurers would pay a levy into Flood Re
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Cat modellers set out their platforms
26 February 2013For Eqecat, AIR and RMS, the future is platforms and the promise to give clients more model transparency and control. Open-architecture initiatives such as Oasis are also gearing up. Lorna Davies details the developments
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Japan equivalence shelved after SII delays
26 February 2013JFSA still working on new solvency regime
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Hiscox brands SII "surreal" and FSA "inexperienced"
25 February 2013But the soon-to-retire chairman hands over reins "with a happy heart"
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Childs to take over from Hiscox
25 February 2013Richard Watson will become chief underwriting officer
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Sandy swells Q4 loss for AIG
22 February 2013Storm was second largest single catastrophe event for US insurer
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The unresolved issues of Solvency II
21 February 2013The delay of full implementation to beyond 2014 will allow extra time for important details in all three pillars of Solvency II to be resolved – and may bring old niggles to the surface again. Lorna Davies looks into some of the outstanding issues, for policy-makers and insurers, that will be kicked over in the coming months
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European insurers investing less in government bonds
21 February 2013Swiss Re, Ageas, Axa and Zurich reports confirm trend towards corporate bonds and loans
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Lloyd's softens Solvency II timetable
21 February 2013London market sets out plans for 2013