Equity prices, interest rates and sovereign debt are the main risks for the European insurance industry, according to the results of the latest stress test.
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Equity prices, interest rates and sovereign debt are the main risks for the European insurance industry, according to the results of the latest stress test.
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Contents: banks vs insurers over bonds, S&P’s new ‘M-factor’, impact of Solvency II on European equities markets Conflict between banks and insurers over long-dated bonds As banks must issue more long-dated bonds under Basel III, insurers shun these bonds under Solvency II. Bloomberg reports that higher charges may drive insurers to hold short-dated bonds...
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