Archive

  • Not so much the 'own' risk and solvency assessment

    05 November 2015

    From the size of the stresses to the maximum number of pages of the report, European regulators are becoming prescriptive about how insurers should go about developing ORSAs in preparation for Solvency II. Hugo Coelho reports

  • Scor's internal model gets green light

    04 November 2015

    French regulator tells reinsurer it intends to grant approval

  • Focus on too-big-to-fail and you won't see the next crisis coming

    28 September 2015

    Allianz's Wemmer urges regulators to take an activity-based approach to tackle systemic risk

  • Talanx holds €1.7bn buffer against model, emerging and strategic risks

    17 September 2015

    Voluntarily allocates 10% of own funds to cover uncertainties

  • Eiopa confirms review of UFR methodology

    15 September 2015

    Official consultations have begun and will widen in 2016

  • Dutch insurers derailed by Solvency II surprises

    20 August 2015

    Setbacks in internal model approvals have put a strain on Dutch insurers' plans for Solvency II and raised fears that the European industry is less prepared than it thinks, Hugo Coelho reports

  • Talanx taps hidden reserves to finance ZZR

    12 August 2015

    German insurer reported a 77% increase in net realised gains on investments

  • Hannover Re plans operational risk review after internal model approval

    11 August 2015

    Chief risk officer Eberhard Mueller talks to Christopher Cundy about the years of work behind its Solvency II internal model and how he plans to develop the reinsurer's approach to operational risk modelling

  • Transitionals are a sign of weakness, says Allianz's Wemmer

    07 August 2015

    Rising bond yields drive up the insurer's solvency ratio

  • Hannover Re wins approval for Solvency II internal model

    05 August 2015

    First model approved by a European regulator