Solvency II ORSA, QIS5, IMAP, Omnibus II, EIOPA
News
Still room for SFCR improvement, BaFin tells industry
German regulator says improvements are evident in second year of reporting, though
German MEP backs Eiopa for “mystery shopping” practice on insurers
Sven Giegold proposes spying to extract information on market abuse
Reinsurers see regulation shifting from "maximum" to "optimum"
Chief executives in Monte Carlo welcome moves from regulators that will encourage growth
MEPs push for Eiopa dominance
Parliament’s proposals bring convergence and ESG to the spotlight
Insurers without capital model to face "severe" IFRS 17 implementation challenges
Firms need to re-think their approach to reinsurance, Guy Carpenter says
Reinsurer accepts lesson from Solvency II mistakes
'Eiopa should introduce sustainability in Solvency II'
Just suspends dividend, awaiting ERM consultation outcome
Chesnara boosted by with-profits surplus release
French worse than Italians at Solvency II filings
Brexit, Trump and cybersecurity key risks for non-life insurers
PartnerRe fined €1.5m over Solvency II breaches
Analysis
Equity release mortgages: stopping the roof falling in
The Prudential Regulation Authority has shaken up life insurers by proposing new assumptions around the valuation of ERMs. The more prudent approach seeks to avoid a potential disaster if house prices stagnate or crash, but the impact on insurers could be serious. Christopher Cundy reports
Holloway Friendly breaks the mould with readable, educational SFCR
The UK friendly society has taken a radical approach to its Solvency II public reporting, creating a document that can be understood by non-experts but still meeting regulatory requirements. InsuranceERM spoke with chief financial officer Paul Harwood to understand the firm's motives and ask how the redesigned SFCR has been received
EU supervisors insist Solvency II risk margin "is not an issue"
Insurers’ calls for a recalibration of the risk margin are being ignored by Eiopa and national supervisors, as evidenced at Insurance Europe's conference in Brussels last week. Aggelos Andreou reports
German actuaries tell Eiopa: "Stick to your remit"
DAV vice-president Guido Bader talks to David Walker about how the country's actuaries are concerned by Eiopa's new ideas for Solvency II – and the lack of testing around them
IFRS 17 earnings recognition: challenges, opportunities and innovations
Luca Tres and Adam Robinson discuss IFRS 17 and its earning recognition criteria from a capital markets and insurance practitioner's perspective, and consider the challenges and the opportunities this presents
Mapfre's Antonio Huertas: there should be one global capital regime
Mapfre's chief executive tells Cintia Cheong about the challenges and risks at the top of the Spanish insurer's agenda, including underinsurance, Solvency II and IFRS 17
