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Debeka Leben falls below 100% solvency without transitionals
Group calls on Europe's politicians not to "close eyes" to effect of low rates
Willis Towers Watson to update DataValidator software tool
The provider says the product's processing speed will be multiple times faster in most cases
Insurers urged to stand firm on uninsurable risks
AIG's Brian Duperreault said insurers must be careful about saying what they can cover
Eiopa data reveals extent of solvency recovery by Q3 2020
Europe's insurers still not back to pre-pandemic capital adequacy
The winners are revealed in InsuranceERM's 2021 Awards
The awards recognise the best in the UK and Europe's insurance risk management sector
Sampo's plan to divest Nordea will trigger capital management changes
Market risk will be dramatically reduced, says CFO
German life firms risk capital inadequacy when transitionals expire
BaFin's Frank Grund predicts more insurers to face "intensive supervision" as result of Covid-19
Poste Vita outlines internal model plans
CFO says solvency ratio has been too volatile
Canada names three IAIGs
Five remaining insurers to be identified
Cattolica postpones second part of required capital raising
Ivass's requirements for corporate change led to postponement
Analysis
Bank of England ignites the debate on UK-EU Solvency II equivalence
The 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
Germany's interest rate reserve gets bigger - and better
German 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
Gabriel Bernardino on four important Solvency II reforms
The 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
Eiopa under fire over Solvency II review proposals
The 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
Mutuals' deferred shares could have saved LV= from demutualising
With the British life insurer planning to demutualise with the £530m sale of its business, Cintia Cheong talks to AFM chief Martin Shaw about the prospects for the mutual sector in the UK
ICS capital calculations: onerous, uncertain, but growing in relevance
The global Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) requires yet more modelling work for insurers and some of its rules for calculating capital are vague. It's currently a low priority for insurers and investors, but UK firms in particular should watch closely. Christopher Cundy reports