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Eiopa reveals extent of insurers buying negative yielding bonds
21 February 2020EU's insurance watchdog urges regulators to act on low interest rate risk
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Mortgages need distinct treatment in Solvency II's VA, Dutch firms say
24 January 2020Verbond van Verzekeraars responds to Eiopa's 2020 review consultation
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Solvency II ratios could tumble by 70pp in 2020 review
14 January 2020S&P analyses Eiopa's proposals in the upcoming review
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Video: Gabriel Bernardino (Eiopa) @ Insurance Risk & Capital 2019
24 December 2019Gabriel Bernardino, chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa), joined InsuranceERM in London on 2 December at the Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference.
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Spurring sustainable investments with capital charges
19 September 2019The question of capital charges punishing ‘brown’ investments or incentivising ‘green’ investments has come to the fore. While regulators are asking for risk-based evidence, stakeholders are not all in agreement on how to proceed. Vincent Huck reports
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Will BBB come back to bite?
17 September 2019Is the end of the credit cycle really in sight and, if so, are European insurers at risk of seeing their high yield assets coming back to bite them? A wave of credit downgrades could significantly impact solvency ratios and put insurers in the position of forced sellers. But how worried should they be? Vincent Huck reports
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Risk of low interest rates "more prominent again", says Eiopa
02 July 2019Monthly financial stability report highlights return of low-for-long risk
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Insurers should analyse climate change scenarios in Orsa’s, says Eiopa
03 June 2019Call comes as insurance supervisor launches consultation on sustainability risks
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Almost a third of insurers do not intend to implement sustainable investment policies
03 June 2019As Eiopa consults on sustainability it finds out many in the sector have no plans to implement sustainable investment policies
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The 'obscure' Solvency II co-investment rule
30 April 2019Recent changes to co-investing rules under Solvency II have been received with mixed feelings by European insurers. Many players are even unaware there has been a development. Vincent Huck reports