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Bank of England ignites the debate on UK-EU Solvency II equivalence
12 February 2021The EU is in no rush to grant the UK reciprocal equivalence on Solvency II and has stirred anger by saying it wants to see how far the UK diverges before giving the green light. Paul Walsh assesses the state of play and whether there is any potential for a future agreement
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Germany's interest rate reserve gets bigger - and better
07 January 2021German life insurers paid more into the Zinszusatzreserve again in 2020, despite the new "corridor method" of calculation that intended to unburden the sector. Industry leaders tell David Walker the ZZR remains fit for purpose nonetheless
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The new risks emerging from remote working
05 January 2021The long-term effects of relocating staff from offices to their homes, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, are beginning to be understood. Risk managers have been satisfied in some respects, but deep concerns about staff wellbeing and the impacts on culture remain. Christopher Cundy reports
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The politics of pandemics
31 December 2020Combatting the next pandemic will take a lot more than vaccines, according to Frank Schiller, a board member of Germany's actuarial association. To cover the risk, insurers will need a deft understanding and the ability to work closely with the political world, as Schiller explains to David Walker
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Gabriel Bernardino on four important Solvency II reforms
22 December 2020The 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
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Eiopa under fire over Solvency II review proposals
18 December 2020The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) published its long-awaited final thoughts on the Solvency II review this week. However, facets of the industry and beyond are distinctly unimpressed with the proposals, as Paul Walsh reports
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Eiopa's Solvency II reforms: balance restored
17 December 2020The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has published its final thoughts on how Solvency II should be reformed. Christopher Cundy guides you through the proposals
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Regulators highlight dividends, Brexit and Solvency II as key topics for 2021
10 December 2020German, Irish and British regulators discussed their top concerns for 2021 at InsuranceERM's Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference last week. Cintia Cheong reports
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The Solvency II 2020 review: three changes insurers hope to see
07 December 2020With the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) on the verge of delivering its final advice on reforms to Solvency II, the industry and other stakeholders have outlined some changes they wish to see. Paul Walsh reports
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Insurers urged to 'think the unthinkable' post-Covid-19
02 December 2020Experts at the Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA virtual conference reflect on the lessons insurers have learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic. Ronan McCaughey explains