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Debeka Leben falls below 100% solvency without transitionals
03 March 2021Group calls on Europe's politicians not to "close eyes" to effect of low rates
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German life firms risk capital inadequacy when transitionals expire
25 February 2021BaFin's Frank Grund predicts more insurers to face "intensive supervision" as result of Covid-19
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Regulators highlight dividends, Brexit and Solvency II as key topics for 2021
10 December 2020German, Irish and British regulators discussed their top concerns for 2021 at InsuranceERM's Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference last week. Cintia Cheong reports
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EU supervisors comment on Eiopa's plans for Solvency II reform
23 November 2020French, German and Italian supervisors are supporting some of Eiopa's proposals to amend Solvency II, while the European Commission has admitted it needs to do more to encourage long-term business. Cintia Cheong reports
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BaFin predicts "overwhelming majority" of life sales with flexible guarantees
13 November 2019Lower promises only cut overall burden slowly, BaFin adds
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BaFin spells out its Solvency II review wish-list
07 May 2019Negative rate modelling and investment relief for life insurers top regulator's list
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Less than 10% of EU insurers reveal individual stress test results
17 December 2018Only four of 42 groups allow Eiopa stress tests results to be published
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Supervisors get serious on innovation risk
22 November 2018Insurers have plenty to gain from adopting robotics, AI and big data technologies, but supervisors want to see them managing the risks properly. Paul Walsh reports from the IAIS annual conference in Luxembourg
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BaFin puts ZZR contribution saving at €15bn
16 November 2018But Germany’s regulator says the challenges for life industry will endure
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BaFin promises "sensible solutions" for post-Brexit business
14 November 2018German regulator makes wide-ranging speech on life sector