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Solvency II: what reforms can we expect?
Christopher Cundy examines what will change with the two scheduled reviews of Solvency II and the other issues set to influence the EU's landmark insurance legislation
ESRB identifies options to strengthen re/insurers' macroprudential framework
Two key systemic risk types highlighted
Commission dashes Eiopa's plan for automatic UFR adjustment
Final decision on Solvency II reform could come after stress tests
FSB warns about slow progress on insurance resolution
Only two national authorities have agreed on actions to take on cross-border firms
France's risk council granted power to suspend insurance lapses
Macroprudential tool to be used in the event of run on insurer
EU unprepared for life industry collapse
Resolution rules and countercyclical capital needed, says ESRB
Unfreezing the UFR
The revised methodology for calculating the ultimate forward rate may not be a catastrophe for all insurers with long-term liabilities, but it will put an unwelcome spotlight on solvency and accelerate the redesign of products. Hugo Coelho reports
Life insurers have become more systemic, says IMF
Global financial stability report calls for macroprudential framework
ESRB approves adverse scenarios for insurance stress tests
Impact of prolonged low interest rate scenario and rapidly widening spreads under assessment
Are Belgian life insurance lapses lethal?
EU regulators have warned that surrenders are creating liquidity risk for the Belgian life insurance sector, but is there more to the scary headline figures? Hugo Coelho reports