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  • Proposed EU Solvency II reforms a missed opportunity for transition plans, ShareAction says

    28 November 2023

    Responsible investment campaigner says proposals last week stop short of requiring insurers to divest from fossil fuels

  • Investors urge EU to act on sustainability

    13 June 2023

    Insurers and affiliated asset manager amongst signatories of open letter

  • EIOPA open to the idea of a transition risk capital charge

    05 December 2022

    Exposed in discussion paper open for consultation until March next year

  • Solvency II review rapporteur gets spiky with EIOPA

    31 August 2022

    European members of parliament are back from their summer holidays, and there promises to be a heated debate on Solvency II before the review even goes to trilogue. Vincent Huck reports

  • Comment - Can C-Ross Phase II save Planet Earth?

    16 March 2022

    While the European Commission talks, the CBIRC seems to 'walk the walk' on climate change, with 10% capital discounts for green bonds

  • Don't rush mandatory sustainability reporting, insurers tell EC

    10 February 2022

    A limited number of simple improvements are needed for the CSRD, Insurance Europe says

  • German politicians vow to press insurers' investment causes in Solvency II review

    06 December 2021

    Allianz warns on near-term visibility of sustainable investments

  • DAV's Schiller puzzled by some EC proposals in Solvency II review

    18 November 2021

    German actuaries tell David Walker of potential dissonance in different pronouncements that the EC has made about insurers' capital, including for 'green' investments, in its reform proposals for Solvency II

  • Jury is out on 'green' capital charge

    08 October 2021

    Verdict to come back in 2023

  • Comment: A good compromise is one where no one is happy

    29 September 2021

    Carlos Montalvo Rebuelta analyses the European Commission's proposals for the Solvency II review, in particular those changes that have been flying under the radar of public debates.