A change to the list of globally systemically important insurers (G-SIIs) suggests the potential for being added to or removed from the list could play a significant role in setting strategy for some major insurers, according to Fitch Ratings. The …
Aegon NV, the Dutch owner of U.S. insurer Transamerica Corp., has been added to a list of insurers deemed systemically important by global financial rule makers, while Italy’s Assicurazioni Generali SpA was removed. The updated list of nine too-big-to-fail insurers …
AXA SA, France’s biggest insurer, said plans to impose tighter capital rules on too-big-to-fail insurers will pose a new hurdle to European growth and do little to bolster financial stability. Insurance companies don’t present the same risk to the global …
The United States could improve how it spots and prevents risks in the financial system from turning into destabilizing crises, a global regulatory task force said on Tuesday. The Financial Stability Board (FSB) said the world’s top insurance market could …
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) announced that its timetable with the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to develop a means to identify “global systemically important insurers,” or “G-SII’s” for additional regulation has been delayed. It is now looking towards …
