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Bank of England chief stresses the importance of open economies for insurers
10 November 2023Increased isolationism is raising costs for insurers, AM Best adds
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Sam Woods asked: "Would you resign over Solvency II reform?"
07 March 2023The chief executive of the PRA answers MP's questions in a committee hearing
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UK's Solvency II reforms would increase risk of life insurer failure by 20%
06 March 2023Bank of England's governor responds to MPs' request for analysis
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COMMENT: Solvency UK's number is up
17 January 2023Have Sam Woods and Andrew Bailey disrupted the government's Solvency II reform plans?
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Solvency UK reform "increases risk", says Sam Woods
16 January 2023Prudential Regulation Authority chief urged MPs to support additional risk controls
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Gilts crash: a boon out of a crisis for insurers
18 October 2022Another day, another UK financial market crash. But while it has gone wrong for British politics and pension funds, the current crisis may actually benefit insurers in the long run. Ronan McCaughey and Sarfraz Thind report
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Bank of England ignites the debate on UK-EU Solvency II equivalence
12 February 2021The EU is in no rush to grant the UK reciprocal equivalence on Solvency II and has stirred anger by saying it wants to see how far the UK diverges before giving the green light. Paul Walsh assesses the state of play and whether there is any potential for a future agreement
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UK renews focus on climate stress tests, capital and disclosure
10 November 2020Climate risk disclosures to be mandatory for all financial institutions by 2025
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UK and EU approach to Solvency II "like papal schism"
20 October 2020Same doctrine, different politics will lead to some divergence
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BoE governor intervenes in pension superfunds regime: report
24 June 2020Andrew Bailey says framework is a financial stability risk, reports Sky News