European Insurers Worried Regulators May Block COVID-19 Dividends September 9, 2020 Global regulators should not ban insurers from paying dividends as a result of COVID-19 and should give firms more time...
Europe’s Insurers Turn to Risky Property Investments, in Hunt for Better Returns March 3, 2016 By Carolyn Cohn and John O'Donnell Traditionally conservative European insurers and pension funds are turning increasingly to risky property bets on everything from new homes in...
EU Weighs Solvency II Capital Relief for Insurers’ Investments in Infrastructure September 21, 2015 By John Glover and Rebecca Christie The European Union is preparing reduced capital requirements for insurers in a bid to spur investment in long-term infrastructure projects....
European Insurers’ Dividend Growth Unlikely With Rock-Bottom Interest Rates May 11, 2015 By Carolyn Cohn and Jonathan Gould Expectations of rising dividends and share buybacks from Europe’s insurance companies are fading as ultra low interest rates make it...
A.M. Best Comments on Results of EIOPA’s Insurance Stress Test December 9, 2014 A.M. Best said it would be premature to draw negative conclusions from the most recent Solvency II stress tests conducted...
Lengthy Period of Low Interest Rates May Hurt Some European Insurers December 1, 2014 By Edward Evans One in four European insurers may struggle to meet promises to policyholders in a prolonged period of low interest rates,...
EIOPA Releases Final ‘Own Risk and Solvency Assessment’ Report July 13, 2012 The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published its Final Report on draft Guidelines for Own Risk and...