Archive

  • Bernardino hints at features of capital-light infrastructure investments

    03 June 2015

    Proposal to relax capital treatment under Solvency II due in early July

  • "Insurers remain vulnerable to 'double-hit' scenario"

    01 June 2015

    QE adds to the pressure, says Eiopa

  • MEPs want additional delegated act for infrastructure investments

    18 December 2014

    Parliament urges Commission to change capital charges before planned 2018 review

  • Eiopa seeks to limit insurers' exposures to government bonds

    02 December 2014

    Stress tests expose vulnerability of insurers with concentrated exposures

  • EU stress test reveals asset risks

    01 December 2014

    Eiopa tests show one quarter of insurers would struggle with low interest rates

  • No signs of herd behaviour in insurers' search for yield, says Eiopa

    19 November 2014

    Regulation must not spur buying of any asset class, according to Bernardino

  • Completion mandates are AllianceBernstein's forte

    26 September 2014

    The approach enables insurers to access asset classes where they don't have the resources to research and manage them in-house, the firm's insurance CIO Erik Vynckier explains to Hardeep Dhillon

  • Eiopa warns insurers on securitisation and infrastructure

    24 September 2014

    The investment risks should be fully assessed

  • Bernardino warns insurers about exposures to bank CoCos

    17 July 2014

    Concerns over "interconnectedness in the financial market"

  • AIG commits $1.5bn to mid-market lending

    12 June 2014

    Insurer backs Varagon Capital Partners