Solvency II
PwC survey : Insurers face tough and expensive push for Solvency II deadline
- More than 40% of insurers are still only in the preparatory stages or have yet to ...
Aon Benfield : ReMetrica capital modeling tool for the proposed Solvency II regulations
Aon Benfield, reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, today launches its new Solvency II-focused version 5 of ReMetrica, its dynamic financial analysis tool for capital...
Generali : eyes real estate boost in U.S. and China
Assicurazioni Generali, Europe's third-largest insurer, plans to expand its real estate holdings to about 10 percent of its 330 billion euro ($441 billion) investment...
Solvency II : nat cat calculation ignores 15 years of critical evolution
Aon Benfield, reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, is warning that natural catastrophe calculations are ignoring 15 years of critical evolution under the currently proposed...
Insurers face new wave of regulation
The business agenda has been dominated by the latest developments in the regulation of banks. From Basel III to new European banking regulations on...
Aon Benfield : Lloyd’s records solid interim performance
Aon Benfield, reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, today announces the launch of its latest review of the Lloyd’s marketplace, which analyses the financial performance...
Study : CEIOPS has launched a European wide data request
In order to support the European Commission in finalising the Solvency II implementing measures, CEIOPS is aiming to provide recommendations based on robust, empirical...
LMA : threat of ‘triple regulation’ of the Lloyd’s market
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has backed the need for strong regulation in the UK financial services sector but argues that the proposed regulatory...
Solvency II : US regulators air frustrations
US state regulators are concerned about pressure to measure up to a standard that has not even been implemented yet, in impending European directive...
Study : 40% of EU’s insurance companies not ready for Solvency II
Approximately 40 % of the larger European insurers consider that they will not be ready for the passage for the new regulatory framework of...
External growth : Allianz ready to shop for insurance firms
German insurer Allianz has set aside a billion euros (1.37 billion dollars) for future acquisitions but will take its time and shop carefully, chief...
Aon Benfield : global Risk & Capital Strategy team launched
Aon Benfield, the world’s premier reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, today launches its Risk & Capital Strategy team to advise clients on capital and...
Report : 85% of insurance technology managers believe systems under-utilised
85% of insurance risk professionals believe they are under-utilising technology at a critical time in the preparation for Solvency II.
The finding has been...
Solvency II : mutuals called to engage in debate
The Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in Europe has called for its members to participate on the ongoing “debate” about the final...
Solvency II : insurance glossary (short)
Solvency II is the updated set of regulatory requirements for insurance, reinsurance firms that operate in the European Union. It is scheduled...
Study : Aon Benfield’s 2010 Insurance Risk Study
Aon Benfield, today releases its 2010 Insurance Risk Study, which quantifies systemic risk across the global insurance industry.
The Study, now in its fifth edition,...
Aon Benfield / report : Evolving Criteria – Keeping Pace with Rating Agency, ERM and Regulatory Developments
The report highlights that insurers will most likely need to hold more capital as a result of continuously evolving rating agency criteria and numerous...
Monte Carlo : Swiss Re puts capital and expertise to work
Increasing mergers and acquisitions activity, low interest rates and regulatory changes are some of the opportunities and challenges in focus for insurers and reinsurers....
Buyout market subdued in 2009, but pipeline of business good
The turmoil in the economy and general increase in buyout prices has had a big impact on the buyout market. The latest Market Watch...
Swiss RE publish Solvency II standard formula report
Under Solvency II, insurers have a choice of which methods they use to assess risk and capital. While some insurers will opt for the...
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