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Beleaguered German insurers off the hook for reserve sharing
03 July 2014The government is looking at reforms to counteract the continuing low interest rate environment. Hugo Coelho investigates
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BaFin supports participating surplus funds
23 June 2014RfB capital to be recognised as tier 1 under Solvency II
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German life insurance law gets go-ahead
05 June 2014Guaranteed interest rate to be lowered
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Germany to comply with all Solvency II preparation guidelines
30 December 2013BaFin plans introduction in three phases
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Low interest rates challenge regulators as well as insurers
05 July 2013Current economic policies are creating market distortions that insurers and their regulators should tackle sooner rather than later, says Daniel Hofmann, advisor to the chairman of Zurich Insurance Group
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Supervisors highlight poor quality of data in LTGA
27 June 2013Could be a foretaste of issues with Solvency II reporting
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Solvency II delay not a problem, says BaFin chief
24 April 2013German supervisor calls for "calm discussion" on implementation
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Solvency II: who's ready to comply?
12 February 2013As regulators plan to introduce elements of pillars 2 and 3 from 1 January 2014, InsuranceERM takes a tour of the major European countries to see how prepared they are – and where they may have problems complying
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Regulators and industry carp at IAIS over G-SIIs
08 January 2013Proposals need "substantial refinement", says BaFin