Archive

  • BaFin lays down the law on Solvency II reporting deadlines

    18 December 2017

    Germany's regulator expecting year-on-year reporting in 2018

  • GDV warns German insurers, prepare for hard Brexit

    14 November 2017

    Trade body says rules needed for orderly transfer of contracts if no trade deal is done

  • German insurers plead with regulators for breathing room

    28 September 2017

    Trade body former president makes plea while setting out gripes with regulatory environment

  • GDV responds to BaFin's Orsa criticisms

    22 September 2017

    German insurers express surprise at regulator's public criticisms of Orsas

  • BaFin pulls no punches in explaining Orsa shortcomings

    21 September 2017

    Germany's regulator has said insurers must improve virtually all aspects of their Orsa reporting for 2018. David Walker reports

  • BaFin considers data age-ceiling for Orsa documents

    15 September 2017

    German regulator has found various shortcomings in underwriters' assessments

  • Eiopa to survey industry on usefulness of Solvency II disclosures

    20 July 2017

    Authority seeking feedback on whether measures enhance comparability between, and reputation of, insurers

  • UK insurers' Brexit choices become a test of EU regulatory convergence

    13 July 2017

    Eiopa's opinion on Brexit may have scotched the plans of London firms hoping to reinsure 100% of EU risks back to the City. But are some regulators offering a lighter-touch version of the rules than others? Callum Tanner reports

  • No quick internal model re-approvals for EU subs, says BaFin insurance chief

    13 July 2017

    Frank Grund says six months is "nothing" when it comes to scrutinising an internal model

  • German reinsurers' transparency drive eclipses their own regulator

    21 June 2017

    BaFin starts internal discussion as underwriters reveal industry data before them