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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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ESRB's Mazzaferro: "We want to counter the narrative that insurers are not systemic"
16 December 2015ESRB's head of secretariat makes the case for a countercyclical capital requirement and a liquidity requirement for insurers. Hugo Coelho reports
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ESRB calls for bank-like countercyclical capital requirement for insurers
16 December 2015Report criticises Solvency II volatility adjustment, ultimate forward rate and charges for securitisations
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Italian insurers would be worst hit by end of 0% capital charge for sovereign debt
24 November 2015Fitch gauges impact of potential changes to Solvency II standard formula
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EU to integrate G-SII capital surcharge in Solvency II review
19 November 2015Guersent warns that methodology to identify systemic insurers needs more work
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Eiopa to rethink 0% capital charge on sovereign bonds
18 November 2015The authority is finalising standards for ongoing monitoring of internal models
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UFR drop no knockout blow to large insurers - Morgan Stanley
16 October 2015Analysts gauge impact of cut in Solvency II reference rate on Allianz, Axa and Munich Re
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Eiopa 'open' to lower UFR from 2017
09 October 2015Methodology review to be completed in September
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Wrong time to revise the UFR, say EU insurers
16 September 2015Insurance Europe urges delay and calls for phase-in of changes
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ESRB locks horns with Eiopa over Solvency II UFR
04 August 2015The ultimate forward rate has been one of Solvency II's least contentious elements – until now. The European Systemic Risk Board is pushing for a revision that could have a dramatic effect on insurers' solvency. Hugo Coelho reports