Solvency II
Death benefits in UK annuities 'should be eligible for revised Solvency II matching adjustment’
Products with five-year guarantee period should be deemed immaterial under Eiopa’s new criteria, say actuaries
Solvency II interim measures 'misaligned' and 'overly prescriptive' say insurers
Eiopa urged to rein in draft measures in responses to consultation
Commission approves scrapping of extended matching adjustment
Brussels frames Solvency II long-term guarantees debate along the lines of Eiopa’s proposals
Denmark to introduce Solvency II shocks to insurer capital requirements
Firms warn regulator against setting an unduly ambitious timeframe for implementing new standard methodology
Early-warning indicators needed to address failings in Solvency II - PRA chief
Effective and prudent solution needed on Solvency II matching adjustment, says Bailey
Solvency II volatility balancer ‘will fail to immunise insurers’
Calls for new dampener on capital requirements amid disagreement over Eiopa’s figures
Eiopa ‘politically naive’ to scrap national vetoes on long-term guarantees package
Agreement on Omnibus II more difficult if opt-outs removed, warn experts
Long-term guarantees assessment threatens to open more divisions in Omnibus II talks
Long-term guarantees assessment threatens to open more divisions in Omnibus II talks
LTGA proposals set to stoke divisions between insurers and lawmakers
Concerns that Eiopa's proposals will not work and could delay Solvency II
Long-term guarantee measures must be flexible - Balz
Solvency II calibrations need to account for different national contexts
Fears volatile model warning indicators could lead to unjustified action
UK regulator urged to reconsider proposed early-warning indicators to reflect better changes in economic conditions and not penalise insurers’ de-risking strategies
Life and Pensions Nordics: Insurers call for clarity on interim measures
Swedish regulator will not make guidelines legally binding on firms
Life and Pensions Nordics: Interim measures 'not undemocratic' – Eiopa
Guidelines 'necessary for convergence' but fears of two-speed implementation
Eiopa developing early-warning indicators to monitor internal models
Indicators needed to identify situations where a firm's model no longer meets Solvency II calibrations, saya Eiopa
Life and Pensions Nordics: regulators and insurers must respond to guarantees challenge
Solvency II must support long-term guarantees but insurers must develop simple products, says Nordea Life and Pensions CRO
Bernardino calls for dramatic extension of Eiopa's powers
Let Eiopa levy fees on insurers and carry out direct supervision, argues chairman
Shadow bank reforms ‘should prompt review’ of Solvency II money market fund charge
Treat regulated money market funds more like banks deposits, says top law firm
‘Credible risk’ that last liquid point for UK risk-free curve could change
Concerns raised over Eiopa’s discretion over methodology
Risk-managing the next generation of savings products
Risk-managing the next generation of savings products
Solvency II interim measures a 'win-win' for insurers and supervisors - Bernardino
Guidelines necessary to achieve convergence and improve quality of preparations, says Eiopa chairman
UK regulator right to retain flexibility to force changes on internal models
Head of the PRA plans to use early warning indicators in supervisory work, notwithstanding the risk of EU challenge
Standard formula’s treatment of long-term investments 'flawed'
Standard formula data sets and methodologies 'inappopriate' for securitised products and secured investments, warn experts
Van Hulle: Long-term investment agenda must not side-track Solvency II
Political focus on promoting long-term finance could be detrimental to insurance industry, warns European Commission's former Solvency II leader