Briefings
Latvian insurer Balva shut down by regulator
18 June 2013
Latvian regulators have withdrawn all the operating licenses of insurer Balva, effectively putting the controversial company into run-off… Read more
Lawsky steps up regulatory drive against insurers
17 June 2013
Benjamin Lawsky has again demonstrated his fervour for regulatory activism by publishing a report slating life insurers for minimising the amount of capital that they have to hold in reserves through $48bn of "shadow insurance" transactions… Read more
EU insurers see long-term investor role threatened by regulation
17 June 2013
New regulations, taxes and permanently low interest rates could threaten the insurance industry's ability to plug the estimated EUR4tn-EUR5tn European investment funding gap between 2012 and 2016, according to a study by Insurance Europe… Read more
Green light for Omnibus II to conclude
17 June 2013
EIOPA has published its findings on life insurers' long-term guarantees, one of the main sticking points in getting Solvency II off the ground… Read more
EU insurers see long-term investor role threatened by regulation
13 June 2013
New regulations, taxes and permanent low interest rates could threaten the insurance industry's ability to plug the estimated EUR4tn-EUR5tn European investment funding gap between 2012 and 2016, a study by Insurance Europe has said… Read more
Lawsky attacks NY life insurers over ‘shadow’ deals
13 June 2013
Benjamin Lawsky has blasted life insurers for minimising the amount of capital that they have to hold in reserves through $48bn of "shadow insurance" transactions… Read more
FIO issues first annual insurance report
12 June 2013
The US Federal Insurance Office (FIO) broke its long-running silence today to issue its first annual report on the state of the domestic insurance industry… Read more
FIO given new powers to liquidate US insurers
10 June 2013
US authorities have published a rule that means that all US insurers, large and small, can be liquidated on the recommendation of the newly created Federal Insurance Office (FIO)… Read more
China market needs state-backed cat fund
10 June 2013
The vast potential of the undeveloped Chinese insurance market is being held back by the lack of a state cat-funding scheme that would enable insurers to provide more effective property cover… Read more
New York attempts to push through pro-policyholder legislation
10 June 2013
Last week the New York Assembly passed a wave of bills that granted more rights to policyholders, including one that banned anti-concurrent clauses and let consumers sue for unfair claims practices… Read more
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