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A capital management toolkit for life re/insurers
14 March 2019Paul Fulcher and Luca Tres describe the pros and cons of 10 techniques and solutions available to European life insurers under Solvency II to help manage capital
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IFRS 17 Conference: what have we learned?
12 March 2019The upcoming accounting standard for insurance contracts poses several challenges to the industry ranging from skills shortages to stakeholder engagement. On 27 February, experts convened at InsuranceERM's IFRS 17 Conference in London to discuss their approach to successful implementation. Cintia Cheong summarises the findings
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Insurers rank their most dangerous risks for 2019
28 February 2019Dave Ingram and Mark Mennemeyer discuss the results of their poll on which risks are considered most dangerous to insurers
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Proposed changes to IFRS 17 transitional arrangements "not far enough"
20 February 2019David Wilson, IFRS 17 programme director at Aegon UK, tells Cintia Cheong what he thinks of the recently proposed amendments to the accounting standard, and how the company will achieve a consistent implementation while leveraging Solvency II processes
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"IFRS 17 is the most cross-function project we've ever had"
11 February 2019Erich Kruschitz, head of group finance of Uniqa, tells Cintia Cheong about the challenges the company faces with the implementation of IFRS 17 and 9 accounting standards
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European regulators outline Brexit mitigation measures
31 January 2019As the threat of a no-deal Brexit becomes more likely, some EU countries are stepping up their preparations to ensure service continuity. Cintia Cheong spoke to regulators and governments in five big EU27 markets to find out what they have planned
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MPs grill Rule and Woods on equity release, ethics and Brexit
24 January 2019The UK parliament's house Treasury Committee yesterday questioned Bank of England chiefs Sam Woods and David Rule on a host of issues, including diversity, management ethics, Brexit - and insurers' treatment of equity-release mortgages. Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report
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Eric Cioppa, the regulator's regulator
10 January 2019Maine's superintendent of insurance has taken on the mantle of NAIC president for 2019. He talks to Sarfraz Thind about regulatory priorities and how he will marshal the 50 states to reach a common view
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Eiopa's Gabriel Bernardino talks Brexit, Solvency II and sustainability
07 December 2018The chair of Europe's insurance authority was interviewed by Christopher Cundy at the recent Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference. In this Q&A he discusses priorities for the year ahead and how Eiopa's powers are likely to grow
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Turning data into a differentiator
29 November 2018Swiss Re Institute's head of insurance risk research, Dan Ryan, tells Ronan McCaughey how insurers can turn the wealth of data they currently hold into valuable insights, and an opportunity to differentiate themselves from their competitors