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Catastrophe models and Solvency II - lessons learnt and challenges for the future
14 January 2016Marta Abramska recounts how the EU regulation changed the cat modelling community and warns insurers to watch out for an explosion in bureaucracy
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Commission shelves ESRB report until Solvency II review
14 January 2016Evidence justifying need for bank-like countercyclical requirement for insurers is not conclusive, officials say
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Aegon's share price rebounds as solvency ratio comes in at 160%
13 January 2016CEO confirms plan to sell UK annuity book
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MetLife selling US retail business to lose Sifi status
13 January 2016New company would have $240bn in assets
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Vicky Kubitscheck talks about her fears and hopes for Solvency II
13 January 2016Chief risk officer and compliance director at Police Mutual says it would be a shame if the good intentions of Solvency II were overshadowed by compliance efforts
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German MEP slams 0% charge on local govt bonds
13 January 2016Heavily indebted regional governments in Austria and Spain deemed as risk-free borrowers under Solvency II
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NAIC names committee line-ups
13 January 2016McCarty will lead international insurance regulations committee again as chairs and vice-chairs appointed for 2016
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Corrado Baldinelli on the implications of Solvency II for Italian insurers
12 January 2016Italian insurers are well-capitalised on a Solvency II basis and without the benefit of transitional measures, says the secretary general of the Italian supervisor
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Reinsurance buying evolves as Solvency II kicks off
12 January 2016The arrival of Solvency II has not dominated the 1 January reinsurance renewals, but it is having a fundamental effect on buying strategies, according to brokers. Christopher Cundy reports
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Insurers set to take £32bn in pension risk in 2016
12 January 2016Willis Towers Watson predicts activity to increase in longevity hedging and bulk annuity markets after a slow start