Solvency II
The latest news, analysis and opinion surrounding the implementation of Solvency II.
SII Investigations
Solvency II: the 10 big questions answered…Subscription
Trumpeted as key to the insurance industry’s future wellbeing, Solvency II has instead cast a shadow thanks to delays in its implementation. Will it ever come into force? Here we answer that question plus others on everyone’s lips
Latest SII News
Robert Hiscox slams ‘feeble’ ABI
Association defends its representation of the GI industry following broadside
Unexpected event needed to change market, says Lloyd's chief executiveSubscription
Ward calls for increase in rates, backs Solvency II
Lloyd's delays SII internal model submission Subscription
Market will submit model to FSA in July instead of April
Solvency II transposition deadline brought forward two monthsSubscription
European Parliament passes crucial vote on Omnibus II package
Get Solvency II right, urges Lloyd's chairmanSubscription
John Nelson says process has been “unnecessarily costly and time consuming”
Life insurers to get Solvency II reliefSubscription
European Parliament close to deal that could ease capital burden
USA will achieve SII equivalence - FitchSubscription
Solvency II unlikely to spark relocations wave but movements within Europe possible
L&G bosses slam Solvency II and ECJ gender rulingSubscription
EU regulations dubbed a ‘mess’ and an ‘outrage’
'Remember AIG' - EC defends Solvency II against attacksSubscription
‘Fundamentally disagrees’ regime is forcing insurers like Prudential to leave London
Cameron weighs in on Solvency II debateSubscription
EC’s van Hulle: New regime was developed through stakeholder participation
Cameron: Solvency II ‘ill thought-out’Subscription
Prime minister slams EU capital regime as Prudential seeks UK exit
The Knowledge
The Knowledge: Solvency IISubscription
The Knowledge unpicks the knotty subject of Solvency II, and what it means for UK general insurance.
Interviews
Karel van Hulle, European CommissionSubscription
As Solvency II rumbles ever onwards, the man keeping the show on the road talks exclusively to Insurance Times
Gabriel Bernardino, EiopaSubscription
The chairman of the new Eiopa says that while delays are frustrating, he is confident Solvency II will lead to higher standards worldwide
Interview: Carlos Montalvo RebueltaSubscription
Solvency II may not be popular with insurers, but Ceiops’ secretary-general, a key figure behind its shaping, wants a little recognition for the ‘vast amount’ of work his committee has done
Analysis
Solvency II: Time for action Subscription
Today (Thursday), the ABI holds its Solvency II implementation conference. We spoke to the association’s director-general Otto Thoresen and director of prudential regulation and taxation Hugh Savill about the state of play on the oft-delayed Euro-directive
Roundtable: debating risk management and Solvency IISubscription
‘If the pendulum does swing too much towards the compliance side, it can become an obstacle to trading’
Opinion
'When things don't get done, it's normally because they're difficult. Solvency II is no exception'Subscription
With the eurozone in crisis, along with the huge potential impact of sovereign default on some insurers, isn’t it worth biding our time on Solvency II until it has all played out?
