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Insurers risk "huge" losses on stranded assets, Carney says
30 September 2015Heightened capital requirements for high-carbon investments ruled out
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Eiopa finalises plan to slash SII infrastructure debt charges
29 September 2015European Commission advised to establish new asset class
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Insurers face up to the asset test of Solvency II
23 September 2015As solvency ratios come under pressure and the introduction of Solvency II with its higher capital charges for some asset classes looms, insurers are taking a hard look at the risk in their asset portfolios, as Sarfraz Thind explains
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Draft plans to cut infra Solvency II charges "not sufficient"
10 August 2015Trade body Insurance Europe responds to Eiopa's consultation
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German re/insurers' units buy into motorway firm
04 August 2015Allianz CP and MEAG in consortium buying Autobahn Tank & Rast
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German insurers are big winners from infra charges cut
14 July 2015German firms are likely to benefit most from Eiopa's tentative proposals to reduce the Solvency II capital charges on infrastructure investment, which fell short of the hopes of the industry overall. The changes in the standard formula calibrations may also have implications for users of internal models, as Hugo Coelho reports
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Eiopa cuts Solvency II infrastructure charges
03 July 2015Investment-grade projects to qualify for spread risk adjustment
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Investing £25bn in infrastructure not so easy for UK insurers
29 June 2015Increased competition, compressed spreads on debt, construction risk and regulatory charges are just some of the factors that have helped to crimp progress on an ambitious programme of infrastructure investment that six UK insurers committed to in 2013. Mark Nicholls explains
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LV= spices up traditional investments with commercial mortgages
11 June 2015The vast bulk of LV='s assets are managed externally and produce solid returns but, as it looks for extra yield, the UK's largest friendly society is building up its commercial mortgage investments. Mike Leonard, investment solutions manager, talks to IAR
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Bernardino hints at features of capital-light infrastructure investments
03 June 2015Proposal to relax capital treatment under Solvency II due in early July