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German insurers face crunch on guaranteed products
20 May 2015German insurers are struggling to meet guaranteed rates on life insurance products when returns on traditional investment assets are so paltry. How big a drain on capital is the mismatch producing and what's being done to ease this? Sarfraz Thind explains
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EC should reduce obstacles to long-term investment
15 May 2015Insurance Europe urges EC action on infrastructure, securitisations, derivatives and accounting
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Eiopa publishes infrastructure investments discussion paper
27 March 2015Comments requested from insurers
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Risk-weighting sovereign bonds would add €80bn to EU insurers' capital
23 March 2015ESRB report recognises distortion in Solvency II regime
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European insurers should not settle for less than nothing
12 March 2015Moving along the yield curve may offer increased yield and dramatically expand the universe of investible instruments for insurers, Eugene Dimitriou and Michael Story explain.
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'Anything is possible' in SII securitisation charges revamp
06 March 2015Top EU official invites industry to make the case for increased flexibility
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Eiopa reconsiders Solvency II infrastructure investments charge
05 February 2015Consultation period over 2015
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QE to accelerate shift into illiquid assets
23 January 2015Demand for non-euro assets is another option for hard-pressed insurers, analysts say
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MEPs want additional delegated act for infrastructure investments
18 December 2014Parliament urges Commission to change capital charges before planned 2018 review
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Infrastructure charges could be reviewed early, hints Commission
04 December 2014Axa refuses to invest before capital treatment under Solvency II is clarified