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Insurance - 202247 articles out of 47.

Insurance - 202176 articles out of 76.

Insurance - 2020100 articles out of 100.

Insurance - 201984 articles out of 84.

Insurance - 2018140 articles out of 140.

Insurance - 2017119 articles out of 119.

Insurance - 201688 articles out of 88.

Insurance - 201576 articles out of 76.

Insurance - 2014115 articles out of 115.

2013 Insurance
2013-12-26 Patrick Jenkins: Insurers may be at the centre of the next big crisis
2013-12-20 CRE: Soft market to focus insurers' minds on service in 2014
2013-12-19 Risk.net: Poor risk analysis weighs on Dutch disability market
2013-12-19 Risk.net: Insurers eye opportunities in commodity trade finance
2013-12-18 Risk.net: Policy-makers consider extending capital backstop to global insurers
2013-12-18 Risk.net: Longevity swap volumes poised for record-breaking highs
2013-12-17 Responses to IAIS ComFrame draft: GFIA, GIAJ, Insurance Europe
2013-12-17 Risk.net: Federal Insurance Office calls for enhanced role in group supervision
2013-12-16 IAIS: Public consultation begins on proposal for basic capital requirements for G-SIIs
2013-12-12 CRE: ECIROA 'optimistic' captive definition will be relaxed under Solvency II
2013-12-12 CRE: Hurrell challenges insurers and brokers with five requests for New Year
2013-12-12 EIOPA updates on financial stability in (re)insurance and occupational pensions sector
2013-12-10 Risk.net: UK regulator warns insurers over poor asset valuation controls
2013-12-10 Risk.net: Delta Lloyd to lead European insurers into private debt market
2013-12-10 Finaccord: Professional indemnity insurance in Europe
2013-12-05 Swiss Re publishes global insurance review 2013 and outlook 2014/15
2013-12-04 GOV.UK unveils UK Insurance Growth Action Plan/National Infrastructure Plan; insurance industry commits £25bn to domestic infrastructure
2013-12-04 EIOPA publishes Consumer Trends Report
2013-12-03 FT: Austrian regulator orders insurers to build up further provisions
2013-12-03 CRE: Capital influx opportunity to service uninsurable risks, says broker
2013-12-02 Fitch: German non-life insurance outlooks remain stable
2013-11-29 GFIA comments on IAIS restructuring
2013-11-26 EU and US insurers support including financial services in TTIP
2013-11-26 Risk.net: Insurers boost allocation to private equity
2013-11-22 CRE: Insurers warn against rushed global capital standard
2013-11-22 CRE: Proportionality will be applied to captives, confirms Swedish regulator
2013-11-20 Commissioner Barnier: The evolving environment for insurance and pensions
2013-11-19 Bloomberg: Yellen says Fed will 'carefully consider' SIFI rules for insurers
2013-11-19 Risk.net: Swedish insurers to suffer capital hit as regulator approves rule changes
2013-11-15 German courts refuse recognition of insurance-related English schemes of arrangements
2013-11-15 BaFin: Incentives in sales - Recommendations for improved consumer protection
2013-11-14 Risk.net: UK insurers dismiss risk of bulk annuity capacity crunch
2013-11-14 Bundesbank/Dombret: Low interest rate environment puts German insurers under pressure
2013-11-14 CRE: French insurers set for more stability but risks remain – S&P
2013-11-08 Risk.net: Index-based longevity solutions continue to face challenges, experts say
2013-11-07 Insurance Risk North America: Insurers warn of over-reliance on 'captivating' models
2013-11-04 Business Insider: A mix of new US regulations has made way for a massive shadow insurance industry
2013-10-31 CRE: Capital influx huge opportunity to service uninsurable risks, says broker
2013-10-31 Insurance Europe: Market Access issues for European insurers in Japan, China
2013-10-30 ECIROA: Captive Industry Position on Article 78 SCRSC1
2013-10-25 Risk.net: ComFrame must build on existing regulations, say insurers
2013-10-24 CRE: European reinsurance prices under pressure
2013-10-22 Risk.net: Insurers may be better off not separating NTNI business, says top lawyer
2013-10-18 IAIS concludes 20th annual conference
2013-10-18 IAIS releases aggregate report for the self-assessment and peer review on ICPs 1, 2, and 23
2013-10-18 IAIS consults on ComFrame; adopts coordinated implementation framework; releases first self-assessment and peer review report
2013-10-17 Fitch: Global Insurance Capital Standard adds uncertainty
2013-10-17 IAIS publishes Issues Paper on policyholder protection schemes
2013-10-15 Risk.net: Credit Suisse extends ICPPI hedging platform
2013-10-13 FT: Reinsurers fight 'too big to fail' label
2013-10-11 Insurance Europe publishes position paper on key regulatory and market access issues
2013-10-10 GIAJ comments on the FSB implementation guidance for the key attributes of effective resolution regimes
2013-10-10 CRE: Insurer confidence rises as UK economy shows signs of life
2013-10-09 Risk.net: National authorities have 'moral obligation' to introduce systemic risk measures - IAIS secretary general
2013-10-09 GFIA: First annual report published
2013-10-03 Risk.net: Systemic risk definition for insurers flawed, says former IAIS counsellor
2013-10-03 Insurance Insight: Europe - Regulatory remuneration
2013-10-02 CRE: Insurers fight back
2013-10-02 Risk.net: Insurer global capital standard must be 'simple and pragmatic' says Ace risk chief
2013-09-25 Risk.net: US non-bank SIFI process 'flawed' and 'unsupportable', say designating body members
2013-09-24 Risk.net: UK insurers recoupon interest rate swaps in bid to enhance yield
2013-09-24 Insurance Europe: EICL - Response to Discussion Paper V
2013-09-20 GFIA: Supplemental comments on Draft ICP 22
2013-09-13 Risk.Net: EU Council accused of bulldozing over LTG proposals
2013-09-12 CRE: Reinsurers expect stable renewal with limited impact from alternative capital
2013-09-09 Fitch: Returns, not alternative capital, main risk to reinsurers
2013-09-05 Deloitte: Increasing regulation causes strategic paralysis for European insurers
2013-09-05 CRE: Insurers and customers lock horns over innovation
2013-09-02 GFIA comments on OECD "Contribution of insurance to economic growth and financial stability"
2013-09-02 Insurance Europe's response to Discussion Paper IV on European insurance contract law
2013-08-30 GFIA: Upcoming G20 Summit includes a number of issues of real importance to the global insurance industry
2013-08-29 Risk.net: Insurers spur changes in commercial real estate loan market
2013-08-26 GFIA comments on IAIS Issues Paper on policyholder protection schemes
2013-08-26 Risk.net: Bail-in tool required to resolve systemic insurers, says BoE
2013-08-22 Risk.net: Cat bond 'lite' structures raise contamination risk and insolvency fears
2013-08-21 Risk.net: Divergence fears over insurer resolution proposals
2013-08-20 Risk.net: Insurers developing internal model risk calibrations for non-standard credit assets
2013-08-16 Risk.net: NAIC calls for coordination of US and international systemic risk regimes
2013-08-15 German Financial Stability Act expands cooperation between BaFin and Bundesbank to include insurance supervision
2013-08-14 Insurance Europe: Insurance does not hinder EU freedom of movement
2013-08-14 GFIA response to IAIS' public consultation on the issues paper on the supervision of cross-border operations through branches
2013-08-13 Risk.net: Insurers oppose EIOPA power grab
2013-08-01 Reuters: UK insurer warns on EU capital rules delay
2013-07-31 S&P Global Credit Portal: Europe's insurers welcome EIOPA's assessment on long-term guarantees, but Solvency II uncertainty remains
2013-07-31 Insurance Europe: EIOPA should be maintained as separate supervisory authority
2013-07-26 Insurance Europe: Global approach to combating tax evasion is required
2013-07-26 CRE: Enhanced regulation of nine named GSIIs receives cool reception
2013-07-23 Risk.net: Solvency II interim measures 'inconsistent' and 'overly prescriptive', say insurers
2013-07-19 Risk.net: 'Opaque and arbitrary' systemic risk methodology frustrates insurers
2013-07-19 Deloitte: Treatment of systemic insurers must reflect fundamental differences between banking and insurance
2013-07-19 GFIA: Insufficient recognition of insurance specificities in G-SII proposal
2013-07-18 IAIS Releases G-SII assessment methodology and policy measures, macro-prudential policy and surveillance framework
2013-07-18 Insurance Europe: Key messages on the EIOPA report on the LTGA
2013-07-18 CRE: Risk managers must consider eurozone breakup when structuring insurance, say experts
2013-07-18 GDV comments on the Green Paper "Long-Term Financing of the European Economy"
2013-07-15 Moody's says European insurers will change investment strategies in light of low interest rates and new regulations
2013-07-11 CRE: Excess reinsurance capital may spark innovation in primary market
2013-07-11 Risk.net: Insurers face tighter infrastructure spreads as banks ramp up allocations
2013-07-07 The Significant Seven - ABI publishes report on challenges facing the insurance industry
2013-07-06 UK Parliament: TSC publishes letters on insurance premiums
2013-07-05 Risk.net: Prudential Financial SIFI appeal 'futile'
2013-07-04 CRE: Second leading insurer removes basis clauses from UK contracts
2013-07-02 Risk.net: Reinsurers question separation of systemic risk designations
2013-06-28 IAIS participates in 4th Responsible Finance Forum to discuss consumer protection in emerging insurance markets
2013-06-28 New GIAJ chairman, Masaya Futamiya
2013-06-28 BIBA launches strategic review consultation
2013-06-28 Insurance Europe's letter to OECD on trade barriers in insurance for the Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
2013-06-27 ECIROA comments on forward-looking assessment of the undertaking's own risks
2013-06-27 CRE: Building global networks a struggle, insurers concede
2013-06-25 Freshfields: Insurance and reinsurance News - Update on the new regulatory regime
2013-06-25 Risk.net: German insurers turn to CPPI and volatility control to back new guaranteed policies
2013-06-24 Clear Path Analysis: Insurance Claims Management, Europe 2013
2013-06-21 Risk.net: NAIC warns against Federal Insurance Office (FIO) 'mission creep'
2013-06-20 Risk.net: Regulators clash over global capital standard for insurers
2013-06-20 Insurance Europe's 5th International Conference: "Stability and security - Insuring our futures"
2013-06-19 Risk.net: Restructuring gathers pace as insurers look to improve capital efficiency
2013-06-19 Insurance Europe: Comments to EIOPA consultation on the interim guidelines for preparing for Solvency II
2013-06-19 IAIS concludes its 6th Annual Global Seminar
2013-06-18 FT: Discord dogs EU insurance rules shake-up
2013-06-17 Reuters: Insurers, regulators at odds on bid to break capital rule deadlock
2013-06-14 Risk.net: Insurers call for more transparent infrastructure investments
2013-06-13 Insurance Europe: Report confirms insurers' vital investment role
2013-06-12 Insurance Europe publishes Annual Report 2012-2013 - European premiums return to growth
2013-06-11 CRE: Airmic's McGloin calls for insurers and brokers to change model
2013-06-07 Risk.net: AIA cautions NAIC on US ORSA guidance
2013-06-06 BaFin: Advantages and risks of transferring insurance risks to the capital markets
2013-06-05 FN: Insurers fail to diversify from fixed income
2013-06-03 FERMA: Restrictions to co(re)insurance could be damaging to businesses
2013-06-03 FERMA: Insurance law can be an enterprise issue
2013-05-30 Insurance Europe's Response to Discussion Paper II on European insurance contract law
2013-05-29 Building public trust and confidence is insurance sector's biggest challenge says CII
2013-05-28 AMICE letter to the IAIS on branch structures
2013-05-27 Commission consults on insurance cover for the provision of services in another Member State
2013-05-24 Insurance Europe comments on OECD draft high-level principles of long-term investment financing by institutional investors
2013-05-23 Insurance Europe: US tax proposals will prove costly for consumers
2013-05-22 Moody's says volatility of Solvency II ratios could have broad implications for European insurers
2013-05-22 ABI: UK Government announces dedicated insurance sector strategy
2013-05-21 IAIS: India joins International Information Exchange Agreement
2013-05-20 Risk.net: Insurers target value-in-force monetisation transactions to boost regulatory capital
2013-05-20 Finansinspektionen: New discount rate for insurance
2013-05-15 Insurance Europe: EU-US Insurance Dialogue - Transatlantic partnership welcomed
2013-05-15 FCA/Wheatley: Meeting the growth challenge
2013-05-15 BIBA: Insurance industry starts claims initiative
2013-05-15 BIBA announces first proposals from strategic review
2013-05-15 ABI comments on FCA thematic review of claims handling in general insurance
2013-05-08 Risk.net: Insurers bolster inflation protection
2013-05-08 GIAJ comments on the process for developing and maintaining the NAIC list of qualified jurisdictions
2013-05-03 Risk.net: US insurers target European CRE debt
2013-05-02 Moody's: Stable outlook for UK General Insurance, despite challenging operating conditions
2013-05-01 Risk.net: Better risk data vital for insurers to boost disaster coverage
2013-04-30 Insurance Insight: BVI see captive flight
2013-04-25 Insurance Insight: Insurance premium tax ruling bad for business and EU policy
2013-04-23 Risk.net: 'Prescriptive' ComFrame criticised by American insurance industry
2013-04-18 Risk.net: Systemic risk debate hots up over variable annuities and ILS
2013-04-17 Risk.net: National regulators ramp up efforts to combat low rate threat
2013-04-17 Risk.net: Libor/OIS spread challenges insurers' risk management programmes
2013-04-16 European Commission: Strengthening Europe's preparedness against natural and man-made disasters
2013-04-08 Bank for International Settlements: Insurance and financial stability: a Basel view
2013-04-04 Commercial Risk Europe: Freedom of choice a concern as France adopts mandatory health insurance
2013-04-04 Commercial Risk Europe: New capital to usher in more aggressive reinsurance pricing and boost primary cat market
2013-04-04 IAIS: Turkey joins international information exchange agreement
2013-04-03 IAIS: Self-assessment and peer review on regulation and supervision supporting inclusive insurance markets
2013-04-03 Risk.net: Allianz leads German insurers in guarantees shake-up
2013-04-02 GFIA: comments on the “IRDA’s (Life Insurance-Reinsurance) Regulations, 2013”
2013-04-02 Willis Re: New capital is a threat to reinsurers
2013-03-27 Risk.net: Insurers 'should be exempt from IM requirements' on ALM hedges
2013-03-25 Insurance Europe: EU regulation must not jeopardise long-term investment
2013-03-22 Insurance Europe briefing note: Currency risk
2013-03-21 Statement by GIAJ chairman on recent activities and future challenges
2013-03-21 CRE: Flattening Swedish market set fair as new insurers eye entrance
2013-03-21 CRE: Insurers concerned over GFC regulatory backlash
2013-03-20 Risk.net: US insurers expect less benefit from ORSA than European firms
2013-03-18 Risk.net: Group supervision and solvency vex US and EU regulatory talks
2013-03-18 Risk.net: Insurers explore exchange-traded funds (ETF) to boost yield
2013-03-18 Insurance Europe: Indirect Taxation on Insurance Contracts in Europe - 2013
2013-03-17 FT: Insurers escape bank-style levies
2013-03-13 Risk.net: Designation of systemically important insurers hit by delay
2013-03-11 Risk.net: European financial regulators challenge EIOPA on harmonised response to low interest rates
2013-03-11 IAIS: Ireland joins international information exchange agreement
2013-03-11 IAIS response to IAASB on ISA 720 (Revised)
2013-03-07 Risk.net: De Larosière slams US protectionism and EU Solvency II rules
2013-03-06 Risk.net: Matching adjustment ring-fencing provisions 'a threat' to mutual insurers
2013-03-04 Risk.net: Technology providers look to the cloud to meet insurers' modelling challenges
2013-03-04 Risk.net: FSA ramps up insurer Arrow visits
2013-03-04 Insurance Europe's key messages on the EU Audit legislative package
2013-03-01 Update on GIAJ activities
2013-02-28 Clifford Chance: Co(re)insurance and Antitrust Compliance: Choppy Waters Ahead?
2013-02-27 Risk.net: Insurers urged to explore positive basis trades
2013-02-22 Insurance Insight: Aggregator influence grows as disposable income shrinks
2013-02-14 Risk.net: Banks hunt for asset-backed securities as liquidity swap market stagnates
2013-02-14 CRE: PwC survey highlights need for insurers to change strategy
2013-02-14 Insurance Europe: Financial transaction tax will harm consumers and the economy
2013-02-13 Insurance Insight: Political risk threatens global infrastructure sector
2013-02-12 Insurance Insight: Solvency II is biggest challenge for captives, says AM Best
2013-02-12 FSA/Adams: What are the lessons for insurance supervisors from the recent financial crisis?
2013-02-12 Insurance Europe: Support for EIOPA's long-term guarantee assessment
2013-02-11 BIS: Joint Forum releases consultative paper - Mortgage insurance (MI): market structure, underwriting cycle and policy implications
2013-02-08 CRE: French buyers, brokers and insurers sign best practice charter for non-life insurance
2013-02-08 European Commission: Study on co(re)insurance pools and on ad-hoc co(re)insurance agreements on the subscription market
2013-02-03 FT: Brokers warn over EU disclosure plans
2013-01-31 FSA: Insurance conduct supervision newsletter
2013-01-31 Commission to examine legal obstacles to cross-border trade in insurance
2013-01-30 Risk.net: Concerns over restrictions in matching adjustment assessment
2013-01-29 Insurance Insight: Pan-European insurance contract law a 'logistical minefield'
2013-01-25 Risk.net: Insurers to chase liquidity premium in 2013 – BlackRock
2013-01-24 CRE: Buyers not providing sufficient risk information, bemoan insurers
2013-01-23 Insurance Insight: UK exit could impact insurance regulation
2013-01-23 Insurance Insight: EC probes impact of insurance contract law on cross-border trade
2013-01-17 CRE: Insurers slow to adopt risk technology, say risk managers
2013-01-17 CRE: Potential troubles ahead for global multiline insurers as negativity creeps in
2013-01-13 FT: Critics push for broker fee transparency
2013-01-11 GFIA comments regarding confidentiality of information for the 15 January 2013 ComFrame Dialogue
2013-01-09 Insurance Europe: New data protection rules must accommodate insurance
2013-01-07 Insurance Europe welcomes EU-US Dialogue publication of "Way Forward" document
2013-01-04 Risk.net: Lack of clarity on calculation parameters jeopardises long-term guarantees test

Prior Years Reports


Insurance - 2012143 articles out of 143.

Insurance - 201140 articles out of 40.

Insurance - 201019 articles out of 19.

Insurance - 200920 articles out of 20.

Insurance - 200810 articles out of 10.

Insurance - 200721 articles out of 21.

Insurance - 200610 articles out of 10.

Insurance - 200514 articles out of 14.

Insurance - 200411 articles out of 11.

Insurance - 20033 articles out of 3.

Insurance - 20021 articles out of 1.

Insurance - 20011 articles out of 1.