October 24, 2011
Stefan Holzberger, A.M. Best’s managing director-analytics, recently moved to London from the U.S. He is well placed to analyze the impact of the European Union’s Solvency II regulations, not only on the Europeans, who are directly affected, but also on …
October 7, 2011
On October 3, the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) announced a revision to the dates on which it plans to implement the provisions of the European Union’s Solvency II regulations governing the insurance industry, moving the date for companies back …
August 18, 2011
While U.S. regulators are beginning to be worried about the impending imposition of the European Union’s Solvency II regulations for the re/insurance industry, which will come into force in 2014, Bermuda has been working on accommodating its regulations with Solvency …
August 17, 2011
Adoption of European regulatory changes known as “Solvency II” as currently proposed could weaken U.S. consumer protections and stability of insurers, a state insurance commissioner has warned. Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi told fellow regulators and other industry members …
July 5, 2011
The second stress test of European insurers, conducted by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), has confirmed “the robustness of the European insurance market and its ability to withstand severe stress scenarios,” notes the European (re)insurance federation (CEA). …
June 15, 2011
Insurance professionals from the UK and Guernsey were told of the benefits that could result from the Island’s stance on Solvency II. Nearly 100 risk managers, brokers, lawyers, representatives from ratings agencies and insurance trade media journalists attended the Guernsey …
June 9, 2011
The ACE Group announced today the availability of a new report that identifies the potential impact of the European Union’s Solvency II regulatory requirements on captive insurance companies and offers an alternative insurance structure for risk managers of multinational companies …
May 13, 2011
Although it has been coming for more than 10 years, the European Union’s Solvency II regulations covering the community’s insurance industry is now virtually around the corner. Over the years there has been a great deal of discussion centering on …
May 11, 2011
The European insurance industry is becoming increasingly aware that the Solvency II regulations, which are scheduled to take effect as of January 1, 2013, will not only impose a different set of rules for the industry, but could also fundamentally …