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PRA's pair push insurance reform
17 December 2021In 2021, the UK's prudential regulator launched landmark studies into Solvency II, climate and diversity. Charlotte Gerken and Anna Sweeney talk to Christopher Cundy about the exercises and what comes next
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German actuaries review the Review of Solvency II
22 November 2021Dissecting documents with a fine-tooth comb is natural for actuaries. After applying one to the European Commission's proposals for Solvency II reform, German Association of Actuaries board member Frank Schiller spoke to David Walker
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Eiopa's Petra Hielkema: stress tests and Orsas are good for climate risk management
12 November 2021The chair of the EU's insurance authority talks to Christopher Cundy about the supervision of sustainability issues and explains why the own risk and solvency assessment (Orsa) and stress testing are the most important tools, right now
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UK's Solvency II study spooks the market
29 October 2021Annuity writers have been shocked by the results of the UK's quantitative impact study on potential reforms to Solvency II and are preparing for a clash with the regulator, as Christopher Cundy reports
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Commission's Solvency II proposals "are not gifts" for insurers
04 October 2021Insurance Europe's Olav Jones tells Christopher Cundy about European insurers' hopes and fears on plans to reform the directive
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Germany plots the transit from transitionals
29 September 2021Some life insurers rely on Solvency II's transitional measures to ensure their continued existence. But paradoxically, that does not mean they will fail without them, as David Walker explains
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Allianz's Aylin Somersan Coqui: with crises come opportunities
28 July 2021The chief risk officer of one of the world's largest insurers talks to Cintia Cheong about her changing role, the risks Allianz faces and how Covid-19 has changed the way risk is managed
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UK's ideas for Solvency II neglect risk margin design
02 July 2021"Do what you want, but it needs to be smaller and less volatile" seems to be the country's reaction to reforming the controversial risk margin. Christopher Cundy reports
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Country profile: Spain
24 May 2021Paul Walsh talks to Spain's insurers about their priorities for reforming Solvency II's matching and volatility adjustment, the impact of low interest rates and Covid-19, and how technology is changing the market
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UK use of matching adjustment keeps growing
23 May 2021Christopher Cundy delves into the 2020 solvency reports to find insurers have enjoyed an increase in their capital benefit by more than 10% on the previous year