Implementation

All news updates and articles relating to Solvency II implementation. This selections contains a number of introductory articles to Solvency II.

ORSA challenges for the year ahead

January 8, 2012

Key challenges for implementing the ORSA.
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Solvency II news: contentious topics in 2012, deemed equivalence & timeline

By Gideon Benari

December 15, 2011

Contentious topics in Omnibus II discussions in 2012, deemed equivalence & Solvency II timeline
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Solvency II News: Omnibus II ECON vote postponed & Stress test 2012

By Gideon Benari

December 14, 2011

Omnibus II ECON vote postponed & EIOPA announces a stress test for 2012.
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Risk-free or not? Solvency II grapples with sovereign debt, part two

By Gideon Benari

December 6, 2011

Part two: counter-cyclical measures and no risk-free rate
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Risk-free or not? Solvency II grapples with sovereign debt

By Gideon Benari

November 28, 2011

Part one: how insurance firms and regulators are treating the 0% charge in the standard formula SCR.
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Solvency II news: No full QIS 6, ‘manageable’ sovereign debt

By Gideon Benari

November 17, 2011

No full QIS 6, EIOPA says at 1st conference.
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Solvency II news: EIOPA and FSA consultations November 2011

By Gideon Benari

November 15, 2011

Details of EIOPA and FSA consultations, November 2011 – CP008, CP009, CP11/23 & CP11/24.
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A window to the heart of your business

By Guest

November 11, 2011

Do you understand exactly how much information Pillar III will reveal about your business? Victoria Raffé of the FSA argues that you don't.
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Stress testing your business to destruction

By Gideon Benari

November 8, 2011

Stress and scenario testing must be preformed regularly under Solvency II. These will include reverse stress tests – effectively stress testing the business to destruction.
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Solvency II news: Greek preparation and Japanese equivalence

By Gideon Benari

November 1, 2011

Euro zone crisis could affect Greek bankassurance & Japanese equivalence.
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When Solvency II becomes Solvency III

By Guest

October 14, 2011

When does a 'bug fix' become the next version? And will Solvency II become Solvency III?
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The state of Solvency II

By Gideon Benari

October 12, 2011

Will Solvency be applied evenly? The question is not will there be differences in how local regulators apply Solvency II, but how big will those differences be?
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Solvency II News: Europe reacts to FSA’s delay announcement

By Gideon Benari

October 6, 2011

The announcement by the FSA on 4 October that it has revised its implementation assumptions for Solvency II may have implications for regulators across Europe.
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