Archive

  • Final push to sign EU-US covered agreement in 2016

    12 December 2016

    Insurance Europe encouraged by recent progress

  • Eiopa consults on Solvency II standard formula review

    08 December 2016

    Says reforming risk margin could lead to procyclical behaviour

  • Eiopa paper outlines less volatile UFR approach

    08 December 2016

    Commission's stability concerns taken into account

  • Commission comes under fire for Priips RTS update

    06 December 2016

    Mean historic return for investment products should be replaced with zero, says Commission

  • Econ trashes Eiopa's UFR plans

    16 November 2016

    MEP Gualtieri suggests no new methodology until 2021

  • European Commission delays Priips by 12 months

    09 November 2016

    Council and Parliament agree substance of the rules are not for review, says Commissioner

  • Commission and Parliament negotiate reworking of Priips

    08 November 2016

    Regulation to be delayed by 12 months, says Giegold

  • Pressure mounts to achieve EU-US covered agreement

    20 October 2016

    International Underwriting Association calls for end to collateral barriers

  • Brexit shifts debate on Solvency II reforms

    13 October 2016

    Many see Solvency II rules as a largely British export to Europe, but once the UK leaves the EU, the remaining member states are likely to take the directive in a new direction. Callum Tanner reports

  • Ireland's Solvency II testing raises proportionality concerns

    06 October 2016

    The Central Bank of Ireland's probe into how smaller insurers are coping with Solvency II has touched a nerve with proponents of proportionality. David Walker reports