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Lifers could be hit hardest by climate change, Bank of England stress tests find
24 May 2022Bank of England climate stress test finds insurers could see a 15% asset value drop without action on climate change
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A match, a spark! - the MA ignites UK lifers' investment appetites
02 May 2022The MA has given UK lifers about £400bn of capital benefit since 2016 - and more fruitful use of it to invest in the real economy could yet come, if HM Treasury's proposals are enacted. David Walker investigates
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Comment - UK lifers could quietly stampede through MA's open door
28 April 2022HM Treasury has published MA and Solvency II reform proposals
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UK government publishes review of Solvency II
28 April 2022Open for consultation until July
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UK PRA reveals proposals for life stress tests
21 January 2022Investment stressors planned to evolve in four distinct stages
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PRA says capital charges the wrong way to cut emissions
28 October 2021But an appropriate tool to combat the effects of global warming
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PRA seeks CFO views on MA eligibility criteria
16 August 2021The UK watchdog will convene roundtables in September
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Insurers warm to public disclosure on climate change risks
11 August 2021SFCRs reveal much about European insurers' financial health and, since 2020, also a lot about their preparations to tackle climate change risk, as David Walker finds
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UK insurers outline views on tackling climate change risk
05 July 2021LV details "enhanced ESG management information" from Columbia Threadneedle
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Comment: the 'Brexit elephant' in the room for the Solvency II review
23 June 2021The EU and the UK are busily looking closely at their insurance regulations, but will they see eye to eye on competitiveness?