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World Economic Forum: Allianz CEO Says Europe Must Alter Capital Rules for Climate

European regulators need to overhaul their capital rules to free up insurers to invest more in climate-friendly infrastructure projects, the chief executive of German insurer Allianz said on Wednesday. “Today, the regulatory framework we have in Europe has actually disincentivised …

Survey Concludes Europe’s Regulators ‘Gold-Plating’ New Insurer Capital Rules

Domestic regulators are increasingly “gold-plating” new European insurance capital rules by adding their own more stringent requirements, according to a survey of insurance trade associations. Two-thirds of national trade insurance bodies surveyed by Insurance Europe, the umbrella group for the …