Archive

  • Maurice Perkins: Transamerica's transatlantic negotiator

    26 August 2021

    Transamerica's global head of government and policy affairs talks to Sarfraz Thind about US and international insurance regulation, Biden's tax reforms and the cultural differences that keep his job interesting

  • COMMENT: Obrigado, Gabriel

    01 March 2021

    Christopher Cundy shares his thoughts on the end of Gabriel Bernardino's term at Eiopa

  • Insurance protection gaps: getting over the blame game

    09 February 2021

    Politicians and civil society tend to blame insurers for widening protection gaps. But insurers say governments and regulators must share responsibility. So what can be done to solve what all regard as a growing problem? Christopher Cundy reports from Eiopa's 10th anniversary conference

  • Eiopa's Bernardino calls for centralised supervision and disclosure revolution

    04 February 2021

    Insurers agree on need for better consumer disclosures, but reject EU-wide supervisor idea

  • Gabriel Bernardino on four important Solvency II reforms

    22 December 2020

    The chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority talks to Christopher Cundy about the main proposals to amend Solvency II and what they hope to achieve

  • Gabriel Bernardino: Eiopa is adjusting its Solvency II proposals

    03 December 2020

    Eiopa chair hints at dampening mechanism for low interest rate environment

  • Eiopa relaunches search for new chair

    23 November 2020

    Board scraps shortlist of candidates to replace Gabriel Bernardino

  • EU supervisors comment on Eiopa's plans for Solvency II reform

    23 November 2020

    French, 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

  • Eiopa starts search for Bernardino's successor

    20 July 2020

    Applications for post due by 31 August

  • Lagarde warns Bernardino: watch out for liquidity risk

    09 June 2020

    ESRB chair highlights implications for re/insurers from Covid-19 crisis