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Best Practice | 1 Sep 16
EU eyes Solvency II cut that would push up life insurance costs
European Union policymakers are considering whether to slash the benchmark used by insurers to calculate the value of billions of euros of liabilities – a move that would push up the cost of life insurance.
EU watchdog to probe fund payments in unit-linked schemes
Europe’s insurance regulator has launched an EU-wide review into the market conduct of insurers offering unit-linked life insurance policies.
EU watchdog defends widely criticised cross-border pension
The introduction of a Europe-wide single pension product will be good for providers and savers, an EU regulator has said.
European regulator launches EU-wide insurance stress test
A European pension watchdog has announced that it will conduct an EU-wide stress test of the region’s insurance companies – the first since the implementation of Solvency II.
Insurance body slams ‘poorly designed’ EU pension product
Insurance Europe, the trade body that represents the European insurance and reinsurance industry, has slammed plans for an EU-wide single pension product as “poorly designed”.