Solvency II
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
Eiopa calls for more powers and greater funds
5 June 2013
The chairman of the European Insurance and Operational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has called for the insurance industry to part-fund the supranational watchdog… Read more
China opts for Solvency II-style framework
28 May 2013
The Chinese Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has issued a three-pillar second-generation solvency framework that will look familiar to Solvency II watchers… Read more
Solvency II deal ‘much closer’ because of political impetus
28 May 2013
A leading member of Solvency II discussions has told The Insurance Insider that there is now a "political will" among the key players in the debate to finalise a deal on implementing the regulatory framework… Read more
Chinese regulator opts for Solvency II-style framework
21 May 2013
The Chinese Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has issued a three-pillar second-generation solvency framework that will look familiar to Solvency II watchers… Read more
S&P says Solvency II is no villain, just the messenger
15 May 2013
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) said that Solvency II should not be portrayed as a "villain" for requiring high capital levels, because in some cases the existing requirements were too low… Read more
Departing Irish regulator warns on Solvency II model weaknesses
13 May 2013
The deputy governor of the Central Bank of Ireland has expressed a "long-standing concern" over current EU plans to allow insurers to devise their own internal models… Read more
Solvency II costs ‘staggering’, says senior UK regulator
8 May 2013
Andrew Bailey, the CEO of the UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), has described the history of Solvency II as "shocking" and argued that the impending regulatory regime "makes no allowance for value for money"… Read more
Regulation rather than tax now poses greater UK offshore threat
8 May 2013
R&Q's proposed redomicile demonstrates that it is regulation - rather than tax - that is likely to dissuade companies from being based in the UK… Read more
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