Archive

  • Seven insurers fail stress tests in Germany

    16 July 2014

    May be forced to seek additional capital

  • Beleaguered German insurers off the hook for reserve sharing

    03 July 2014

    The government is looking at reforms to counteract the continuing low interest rate environment. Hugo Coelho investigates

  • BaFin supports participating surplus funds

    23 June 2014

    RfB capital to be recognised as tier 1 under Solvency II

  • German life insurance law gets go-ahead

    05 June 2014

    Guaranteed interest rate to be lowered

  • Germany to comply with all Solvency II preparation guidelines

    30 December 2013

    BaFin plans introduction in three phases

  • Low interest rates challenge regulators as well as insurers

    05 July 2013

    Current 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

  • Supervisors highlight poor quality of data in LTGA

    27 June 2013

    Could be a foretaste of issues with Solvency II reporting

  • Solvency II delay not a problem, says BaFin chief

    24 April 2013

    German supervisor calls for "calm discussion" on implementation

  • Solvency II: who's ready to comply?

    12 February 2013

    As 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

  • Regulators and industry carp at IAIS over G-SIIs

    08 January 2013

    Proposals need "substantial refinement", says BaFin