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  • Australian regulator rejects internal models in revised capital framework

    13 December 2021

    Revision prompted by introduction of AASB 17 accounting standard

  • UK's Solvency II study spooks the market

    29 October 2021

    Annuity writers have been shocked by the results of the UK's quantitative impact study on potential reforms to Solvency II and are preparing for a clash with the regulator, as Christopher Cundy reports

  • UK's Climate Financial Risk Forum issues more guidance for insurers

    21 October 2021

    The second round of guides are designed to help financial firms address climate risk

  • PRA urged to consider EU reinsurers in UK Solvency II review

    06 October 2021

    One option is to extend the Brexit temporary permissions regime, says Insurance Europe

  • Praedicat launches emerging risks tool for liability insurance

    28 September 2021

    Risks covered include chemicals, plastics, new materials and technologies

  • Social inflation: 800lbs gorilla or 80lbs monkey?

    08 September 2021

    Casualty insurers are complaining about rising liability losses, driven by a litigious US culture and changing social attitudes. But could a far worse catastrophe be ahead of them? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • PRA launches questionnaire to inform UK's Solvency II review

    13 August 2021

    Life and general insurers are requested to complete the questionnaire by 20 October

  • Australian regulator criticises immature recovery plans

    03 August 2021

    Most life insurers chose to inject capital to tackle stressed scenarios

  • Former Scottish mutual chief wins appeal against UK regulators

    07 July 2021

    Stuart Forsyth had been fined and banned over wife's salary arrangements

  • PRA's Solvency II impact study to begin with MA survey

    15 June 2021

    UK regulator to focus on MA, risk margin, TMTP and reporting this year