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RT1 debt issues top $5bn but unlikely to reach full potential
Tier 1 grandfathering provisions limit development of market, says DBRS
Denmark's Gefion gets €6m capital boost
The need to increase Gefion’s capital position became apparent after regulatory intervention
Athene's reinsurance sidecar receives "A" rating
Vehicle aims to deliver on-demand third-party equity capital to fund major deals
Solvency II risk margin's cost-of-capital rate "a significant error"
Craig Turnbull comments at presentation of IFoA research on risk margin
Germany's ZZR to hit at least €100bn in 2023, says Moody's
Life companies to keep selling fixed income to feed the cash-cushion
ExPRO deals could be as big as run-off market, ex-Darag boss says
Arndt Gossmann pioneers expiring policy roll-over deals to release capital
Brexit and low interest rates remain top risks for insurers
Supervisory vigilance and cooperation remains key
Understanding loss development "critical" for ILS investors
Experts open up about ILS market troubles
Diversification for the sake of Solvency II capital benefit is "utter rubbish", says Lloyd's CEO
John Neal says syndicates have responsibility to be profitable
Rothesay Life investors to inject £500m to fund growing business - UPDATED
Eyes £10bn of bulk annuity business this year
Analysis
Eiopa proposes extensive reforms for Solvency II 2020 review
Over 878 pages, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has put forward dozens of important reforms to the EU’s solvency regime. Christopher Cundy summarises the main issues and shares his opinion on the potential impacts
What's on the horizon for Bermuda's re/insurance market
Deloitte’s Gokul Sudarsana talks to Christopher Cundy about his thoughts on some of the trends and challenges that face Bermuda's insurance market
Solvency II, IFRS 17, local GAAP, Basel IV... where is the consistency?
For the health of the financial sector and for the good of European citizens, accounting and solvency regimes for insurance and banking must be aligned around the same valuation concept, argue Serge Moulin, Giulio Terzariol and Carsten Zielke
Views of enterprise risk management in 2030
Chief risk officers who want to participate in the strategy of their organisations will need to develop their vision for the future of the ERM function. Willis Towers Watson executives share their views on how risk management might evolve
Solvency II's biggest unintended consequences
In part two of a Q&A to accompany the launch of his book on Solvency II, Karel Van Hulle discusses the impact of the directive, and how the insurance sector should prepare for sustainability, Brexit and new technologies
Setting the record straight on ICS 2.0
Paul Walsh speaks to Victoria Saporta, IAIS executive committee chair, to discuss the outlook for the global insurance capital standard (ICS)