Solvency II ORSA, QIS5, IMAP, Omnibus II, EIOPA
News
NN Group's Solvency II ratio rises in Q3
But operating results in most lines dropped quarter on quarter
BaFin predicts "overwhelming majority" of life sales with flexible guarantees
Lower promises only cut overall burden slowly, BaFin adds
Talanx reports huge improvement in industrial lines
But low interest rates create headwinds for German group
German trade bodies criticise BaFin over reporting, proportionality
Regulator replies existing measures to ease burden are appropriate
InsuranceERM Awards 2020 - Entries are now open!
Deadline for entry into 38 categories is Friday 13 December 2019
Axa XL reports €420m Q3 nat cat loss
Pricing on renewals for Axa XL improved for both insurance and reinsurance
More insurance CEOs look to Ireland post-Brexit
Key findings from 2019 PwC – Insurance Ireland CEO Survey
Scrutinise insurers' liquidity risk, IMF tells French regulator
Analysis of a sample of SFCRs found no quantitative measures to address liquidity risk
Hannover Re's growth plans to reduce solvency ratio
Industry is well positioned to deal with climate risk, says CRO
Moody's: Insurers need to issue up to €29bn of RT1 debt
Moody’s rated insurers have issued €3.1bn of RT1 debt since 2017
Analysis
Defining risk accountabilities in the Senior Managers and Certification Regime
RACI charting is a powerful tool for SMCR compliance and improving risk governance and culture. The risk function is also in a prime position to help, as Seema Bradbury and Alex Hindson explain
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
Scor's Frieder Knüpling: everything starts with the risk function
The chief risk officer of Scor tells Cintia Cheong how the risk function has helped the company deliver its strategic plan and how the French reinsurer plans to implement IFRS 17
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
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