- Analysis of non-life insurers' Solvency and Financial Condition Reports: European non-life insurers year-end 2017
By Derek Newton, Marc Smillie, Flavien Thery | 25 March 2019
The analyses underlying this report focus on the quantitative information contained in the Quantitative Reporting Templates with the Solvency and Financial Condition Reports and draw conclusions about the balance sheets and risk exposures of European non-life insurers.
- Analysis of non-life insurers' Solvency and Financial Condition Reports: United Kingdom and Gibraltar non-life insurers year-end 2017
By Derek Newton, Flavien Thery, Marc Smillie | 25 March 2019
This report summarises the year-end 2017 Solvency and Financial Condition Reports as they relate to non-life insurers regulated in the UK and Gibraltar, and sets out the results of the analyses of the reports.
- Analysis of Dutch insurers’ Solvency and Financial Condition Reports: Year-end 2017
By Peter Franken, Kamiel van Langen, Wouter van Goudoever, Rens IJsendijk | 21 March 2019
This report provides a summary of the key solvency information of the main life and non-life insurance entities in the Netherlands based on Solvency and Financial Condition Reports as per year-end 2017.
- The 2020 Solvency II Review and update on earlier amendments
By Karl Murray, Eoin King | 06 March 2019
This briefing note sets out the areas covered by the European Commission’s latest request for the 2020 review of the whole Solvency II framework.
- Solvency II under review: Extrapolation of the risk-free rate curve
By Karl Murray, Eamonn Phelan, Bridget MacDonnell | 21 February 2019
In the opening edition, we firstly revisit the rules in specifying the risk-free rate term structure, which forms a fundamental part of the calculation of Technical Provisions (TPs).
- Solvency II under review: Revisiting the Volatility Adjustment - A sometimes overlooked risk mitigant
By Karl Murray, Eamonn Phelan | 21 February 2019
In the second edition, we will look at another fundamental part of the specification of risk-free rates used in liability valuation, the Volatility Adjustment (VA).
- Year-End 2018 Actuarial Function: What's new
By Aisling Barrett, Eoin King | 15 February 2019
This briefing note highlights what’s new for actuarial functions in Ireland to consider at year-end 2018.
- Analysis of life insurers’ second set of Solvency and Financial Condition Reports: European and UK life insurers
By Neil Christy, Stuart Reynolds, William Smith | 12 February 2019
This analysis of the European life insurance market covers 600 companies from 31 countries and one territory, representing approximately £612 billion (€691 billion) of Gross Written Premium and approximately £6,508 billion (€7,302 billion) of gross Technical Provisions.
- Analysis of Belgian insurers’ Solvency and Financial Condition Reports: Year-end 2017
By Nicholas Batens, Peter Franken, Wouter van Goudoever, Kurt Lambrechts, Rens IJsendijk | 11 February 2019
This report provides a summary of Solvency and Financial Condition Reports and the main players in the Belgian market for both life and non-life undertakings.
- Issues affecting unit-linked insurance business
By Claire Booth, Thomas Bulpitt, Neil Christy, Emma Hutchinson, Marie-Lise Tassoni | 11 February 2019
This paper summarises a number of the most material developments affecting unit-linked insurance business that occurred during 2018 and which remain areas of ongoing focus.