Archive

  • Europe's insurers show varied appetite to buy beyond their 'home currency'

    13 December 2018

    Europe's three largest insurance industries have almost half their foreign FX corporate bond allocation

  • "Solvency II 2018 review - glass half full," Bernardino

    10 December 2018

    The chair of Europe's insurance authority was interviewed at Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference

  • Eiopa consults on integrating sustainability into Solvency II and IDD

    29 November 2018

    Sustainability risks must be factored into underwriting and investments

  • Eiopa conference: insurers lack sustainable investment opportunities

    22 November 2018

    Economy needs to change to facilitate investment, says HLEG chair

  • IFRS 17 & 9 series: Asset allocation considerations

    22 November 2018

    In the second of a three parts series on the impact of the international financial reporting standards (Ifrs) on insurers' financial reporting, Vincent Huck looks at the potential impact of the new accounting standards, Ifrs 17 and 9, on asset allocation.

  • Sustainable finance one of the main strategic challenges for insurers, says EIOPA chair

    20 November 2018

    The EU has a long way to go on conduct supervision according to Gabriel Bernadino

  • Eiopa opens discussion on illiquid assets in Solvency II

    30 October 2018

    EU insurance authority requests feedback on its approach to assessing illiquidity characteristics

  • Italian insurers' path to diversification

    02 October 2018

    Industry veteran Michele Gaffo, formerly the CIO of Allianz Italia and Poste Vita now at asset management firm DWS, tells David Walker how Italian reinsurers are reacting to the latest spike in volatility and getting ready for the next one.

  • Italian insurer helps French property fund raise additional €165m

    27 September 2018

    Insurance assets account for roughly half of €320m fund

  • Insurers call for SII change to unlock investments

    11 September 2018

    In response to a European Commission consultation on proposals for a new investment programme in the EU, Insurance Europe wants a review of Solvency II rules to unlock insurers' investment potential. Vincent Huck reports