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  • Deal on reinsurance collateral stalls over bureaucratic hurdles

    27 August 2015

    Negotiations between the EU and the US were scheduled for before the summer, but have yet to start. There is a growing concern that the delay thwarts plans to grant the US equivalence status under Solvency II before the regime goes live. Hugo Coelho reports.

  • RAA president urges progress on Solvency II equivalence

    11 June 2015

    US-based reinsurers could be at a disadvantage

  • Dutch insurers tread the MA minefield

    24 March 2015

    The Dutch regulator is poised to publish guidance for insurers on use of the matching adjustment. Repackaging of mortgage loans is one bone of contention, another is the treatment of pension contracts. Hugo Coelho reports

  • Netherlands brings forward Solvency II reporting

    26 November 2014

    Supervisor could block dividend payouts of firms that fall under the SCR

  • Solvency reform a priority for US regulators

    20 December 2013

    US insurance supervision is inefficient and inconsistent, according to the Federal Insurance Office, which has made its long-awaited recommendations for reform. Among its prime targets are solvency regulation, reserving and treatment of captives. Christopher Cundy reports