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  • The twists and turns of Solvency II negotiations

    22 December 2015

    A behind the scenes account of the drawn-out political negotiations, the private letters and corridor discussions, the unforeseen u-turns and the fiery arguments, the lengthy road trips and the snappy tweets, by Hugo Coelho

  • How a 100% SCR stopped being sufficient capital

    12 November 2015

    Insurers are holding capital buffers larger than the minimum required under Solvency II, but is it the fault of the rules, the regulators or the market? Hugo Coelho reports

  • Van Hulle rebukes supervisors over heightened ratios

    08 September 2015

    Solvency II only requires firms to comply with a 100% SCR