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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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AIG's Emmanuel Brulé: bridging the cultures
20 October 2015AIG's CRO for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Emmanuel Brulé, is on a mission to close the gap between risk and the rest of the business. He talks to Christopher Cundy
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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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Speed becomes vital in cyber attack responses
01 October 2015In part 2 of this feature on cyber attack and the EU's data breach law, Asa Gibson reports on how insurers are responding to the threat
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EU data breach law puts risk managers on edge
29 September 2015The EU is debating laws that would force companies to report data breaches within 72 hours of detection. Asa Gibson asks what this means for insurers
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Quantifying the diversification benefit
22 September 2015The diversification benefit is a crucial factor in internal models, but how do you pin down dependencies in the absence of hard data? Justin Skinner and Russell Ward share their experiences
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Opinion: Ultimate forward thinking?
17 September 2015Legislators should resist the pressure to alter the ultimate forward rate (UFR), a key element of the discount rate used for the valuation of all assets and liabilities in Solvency II, argues Igotz Aubin
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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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Dutch insurers derailed by Solvency II surprises
20 August 2015Setbacks in internal model approvals have put a strain on Dutch insurers' plans for Solvency II and raised fears that the European industry is less prepared than it thinks, Hugo Coelho reports