Solvency II

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  Commenters seek tweaks in U.S.-EU Dialogue Project

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  October 13, 2012

  Officials say they are seeking greater breadth but want to keep the hopeful, collaborative tone of the current draft.

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  FACI: Its Flavor Is International, Its Focus Is on Domestic Regs

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  August 6, 2012

  The long-awaited modernization report is expected “in the near future,” according to Michael McRaith—perhaps this August recess?

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  So Much for Oversight

  By Bill Coffin  |  June 19, 2012

  Oklahoma has given insurers the right to perform their own compliance audits in a shocking abdication of regulatory responsibility.

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  Could International Regulation Kill Long-Term Products?

  By Makoto “Mack” Okubo  |  May 10, 2012

  The proposed International Financial Reporting Standards 4 (IFRS 4) and an inappropriately designed economic solvency regime would bring tremendous volatility to companies with long-term insurance business models.

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  Solvency II: What It Means in Europe and U.S. Today

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  April 16, 2012

  Under Solvency II, solvency requirements will be more comprehensive than in the past, according to the European Commission’s FAQs

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  CT's Leonardi Forges First Ever State Supervisory Pact with IAIS

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  February 24, 2012

  Leonardi signs a first-of-its-kind agreement with the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, allowing multinational (via a state) supervision of insurance companies through sharing of confidential company information.

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  Fitch: U.S. Expected to Achieve Solvency II Equivalence

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  November 1, 2011

  Fitch says the equivalence would help European insurers and reinsurers with U.S. operations, which would otherwise face the same capital requirements in the US as locally-owned companies.