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European Commission requests Eiopa's input on proportionality, CCPs and crypto assets in Solvency II
13 May 2024Move follows agreement on reforms to directive
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LDTI helping clarify VA hedging strategies despite comparison difficulties
25 July 2023Rating agency Moody's analyses Q1 reports from four large variable annuity firms
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AIA flags "significantly higher" net earnings under IFRS 9 and 17
14 March 2023How hedging derivatives are treated largely the reason for CFO's prediction
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EU insurers dash for cash as liquidity risks rise
26 October 2022Eiopa seeks to calm nerves following UK gilts crisis
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Allianz GI barred from US after "massive fraudulent" Structured Alpha scheme
17 May 2022Asset manager transfers $120bn assets to Voya IM, pays $6bn in fraud case
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Low rates lead German insurers to use more derivatives
03 May 2022Regulator reviews latest trends
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Aegon carries on hedging to tame earnings volatility
09 February 2022Analysts query plans to offload US variable annuity book
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UK sets date to switch Solvency II curve to Sonia
08 January 2021Move from Libor-based risk-free rate curve expected to have a marginal impact on solvency ratios
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Supervisors should step up Libor transition work, IAIS warns
09 July 2020A number of financial institutions are yet to start transition, research finds
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UK life insurer faced £500m collateral call in midst of Covid-19 crisis
27 April 2020Situation is now "largely reversed"
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AMP fined for derivatives reporting failures
17 March 2020Australian insurer also replaces chief risk officer
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Japan regulator reveals insurers' JPY 32trn Libor challenge
16 March 2020All but JPY 6 trn of underwriters' asset and investment exposure runs through 2021
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Eiopa spells out thoughts on Ibor transition
10 February 2020EU insurance authority suggests transition measures and liquidity minimums
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Ageas boosts solvency with RT1 debt issue
13 January 2020Restricted tier 1 debt issued alongside tender for grandfathered RT1 debt
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Eiopa investigation finds estimate of illiquidity in insurer liabilities
17 December 2019Major report also considers asset illiquidity for EEA insurers
- European insurers call for change in Solvency II's supplemental reforms
- Japan's FSA probes personal data leak at Tokio Marine unit
- Allianz UK centralises sustainability strategy with new leadership role
- Beazley not anticipating major hit from CrowdStrike outage
- AI is only used for reserving by a fraction of insurers worldwide
- Life and annuity reinsurer Martello Re raises $1.3bn in second financing round
- German insurers dispute natcat recalibrations in Solvency II standard formula
- Insurance Ireland prescribes tonic for Irish re/insurance market
- Insured losses from CrowdStrike outage could exceed $1bn for Fortune 500
- CrowdStrike IT outage wake-up call for technology use, says WR Berkley CEO