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Eiopa's call for cross-border overhaul, and the path to a single EU supervisor
30 December 2024Challenges with supervising cross-border insurance sales has prompted the EU's insurance authority to demand greater powers. But could bigger events in Brussels overtake them? Christopher Cundy and Martin Assmann report
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Eiopa's paper is a significant step forward for mass lapse reinsurance across Europe
12 November 2024Last week's consultation paper from the EU's insurance authority will help drive the industry in the right direction, argues Luca Tres
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A frontline perspective: the impact of war on Ukraine's insurance market
28 October 2024Denis Yastreb explains how the Ukrainian insurance sector has responded in the face of Russia's invasion and continuing occupation
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Time to adopt ICS, conclude AM comparable
14 October 2024The deadline to adopt the Insurance Capital Standard is fast approaching and a crucial decision on comparability with the US Aggregation Method awaits. ACLI's Mariana Gomez-Vock argues it is time for supervisors to resolve their differences
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The mixed picture for life backbook deals in Europe
24 June 2024While life backbook consolidation in Germany seems to have stalled, in Spain it's a more a case of 'full steam ahead', David Walker finds
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The end of the road for matching adjustment reforms
18 June 2024The long journey to update the UK's version of the Solvency II matching adjustment is finally complete. Nick Ford summarises the implications of the changes and what's in store for life insurers
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Consolidated results: how Medvida Partners completes deals in a tough environment
17 June 2024Europe's life insurance consolidators are under close scrutiny by regulators, but Antonio Trueba tells David Walker how his firm has cleared the hurdles - and why the market is set to thrive
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Life ILS markets feel the heat from high rates
29 May 2024It has been a tough period for the life insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, afflicted by higher interest rates and unexpected losses. But participants are hopeful of a revival, as Christopher Cundy reports
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Solvency II risk margin reform liberates at least £13bn of capital for UK insurers
13 May 2024InsuranceERM analysis of top 20 insurers reveal companies with largest savings
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Cyber risk is systematically priced in the capital markets: evidence from the Target cyber-attack
09 May 2024In the second part of their article on quantifying and pricing cyber risk, Tim Freestone and Malcolm McLelland respond to reader queries and share further proof of their theory