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News
VW scandal puts German legal insurers 'in a spin'
SFCRs reveal insurers are still feeling the pain from the diesel emissions scandal
Ecclesiastical subsidiary's solvency ratio hits 215% with internal model
Subsidiary is seeking an Irish office in light of Brexit, its SFCR says
Total reinsurance capital falls 5% year on year
Findings revealed in the Willis Re reinsurance market report
Rothesay Life's internal model cuts £411m from capital requirement
UK annuity writer changes asset mix, bringing greater matching adjustment benefit
Moody's acquires major stake in ESG data company
Rating agency has ambition to create global standard for environmental, social and governance assessments
Baloise to snap up Belgian insurer Fidea
Eiopa presses supervisors to be proportional in capital assessments
Bank of England director highlights climate threat to equity-release mortgages
BaFin clears way for Generali's German life unit sale
Seasoned underwriters put Lloyd's losses in context
Eiopa consults on amendments to technical standards for Solvency II reporting
PRA issues proposals on value test for ERMs within MA portfolios
Analysis
"The Solvency II review is a Herculean task for regulators"
Talanx's chief risk officer Gerhard Stahl talks to David Walker about the 2020 review of Solvency II, how to improve risk reporting, and the story behind ESG integration
Learning the lessons from internal model change
Defining and implementing changes to internal models has challenged insurers, but a new industry report sheds some light on the best approaches to managing the process. Christopher Cundy reports
A capital management toolkit for life re/insurers
Paul 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
Insurers rank their most dangerous risks for 2019
Dave Ingram and Mark Mennemeyer discuss the results of their poll on which risks are considered most dangerous to insurers
Tunaru report into equity-release mortgages may be good news for insurers
Radu Tunaru's research into how to value the no-negative equity guarantee contained within equity-release mortgages is sparking more debate about this major issue for UK life insurers. Christopher Cundy reports on the finding
Commission reveals scope of Solvency II reforms in 2020 advice request
In its request for technical advice from Eiopa, the European Commission has given its strongest indication yet about where it might take Solvency II. Christopher Cundy shares his thoughts