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Spanish life insurers heavily reliant on matching adjustment
27 October 2015Top regulator warns about challenge of reporting and governance requirements, but admits industry is well-capitalised. Hugo Coelho reports
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Technology vendors prepare for a new chapter
22 October 2015Christopher Cundy charts the trends in risk and capital management software as the Solvency II implementation date nears
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"The HLA creates more instability than it subtracts" – Axa's Thimann
13 October 2015Christian Thimann, head of public of affairs at France's largest insurance group, is critical of regulators' plans to tackle systemic risk in the insurance sector. He talks to Hugo Coelho
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Monte Carlo Rendez-vous: Choppy waters on the voyage to El Dorado
17 September 2015At this year's gathering of the reinsurance industry in Monte Carlo, much of the conversation was about adapting to the tough market conditions and exploiting elusive growth opportunities. Asa Gibson and Helen Yates report
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Ivass's Alberto Corinti: "There is more to pillar II than checking boxes"
10 September 2015Italy's industry seems well-capitalised under Solvency II, but meeting the governance requirements is proving more challenging. Top insurance regulator Alberto Corinti tells Hugo Coelho about plans to examine boards' responsibilities and their view of risk
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Late transposition hampers Solvency II applications
04 September 2015More than half of European countries have not yet written Solvency II into their national laws, prompting supervisors to set up voluntary processes to apply for internal models and adjustments. Hugo Coelho reports
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The innovation game
14 August 2015As venture capitalists invest a record amount of money in insurance technology, insurers are joining their ranks in the race to find the next disruptive technology. Asa Gibson reports
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Change management rises up the risk rankings
16 July 2015As external pressures mount, change management is becoming central to an organisation's success. Asa Gibson reports on the findings of the latest Banana Skins survey
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Keeping faith in credit ratings
16 June 2015Insurers can no longer blindly trust credit ratings, but must have frameworks to assess the suitability of both internal and external ratings. Sarah Wall explains what is required
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Smarter technology calls for smarter thinking
26 May 2015Recent advancements in consumer electronics have served both as a source of fascination and a source for concern in the boardrooms. Insurers should avoid getting lost in apps and gadgets and instead identify how technology can be leveraged to add value, says Torbjörn Magnusson