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  • Insurers blame asset managers for insufficient look-through

    21 July 2017

    European insurers pass the buck onto asset managers for lack of reporting data, but Eiopa pursues a hard line with underwriters facing difficulty getting hands on investment data. David Walker reports

  • 'How do I report my Deutschmark bonds?': Eiopa publishes Pillar III queries

    20 July 2017

    Investments prove to be the single most challenging aspect of Pillar III reporting

  • Private debt blues

    19 July 2017

    Private debt seems the perfect fit for insurance investors with its long-term horizon, better-than-average returns and graspable risk for those used to dealing with fixed income. Yet the regulatory stance on the asset has not been overly clear so far. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Risk margin hampers insurers investing for social good, says ABI

    17 July 2017

    Association argues Solvency II measure deters life underwriters from long-term investments

  • Eiopa proposes alignment of RGLA and sovereign capital charges

    05 July 2017

    Authority agrees with firms' arguments and plans to deliver advice to Commission in October

  • Equity risk going up, liquidity risk down at Europe's insurers, says Eiopa

    21 June 2017

    Latest report finds low rates still top concern but less so than last year

  • Commission: Solvency II charge on infrastructure corporates should be lowered

    08 June 2017

    Mid-term review of Capital Markets Union sparks criticism from Insurance Europe

  • BNP Paribas creates private debt and real assets team

    01 June 2017

    David Bouchoucha will lead the new division with a focus on syndicated loans, direct loans and private bonds

  • Eiopa requests evidence on unlisted equity and debt charges

    27 April 2017

    Consultation paper launched after Commission seeks to bolster Capital Markets Union

  • Stress tests must include yield curve change and cross-sector correlations, say ESAs

    21 April 2017

    Insurers exposure to banking sector and asset valuation risks stemming from yield curve change highlighted in report