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EIOPA: Driving European harmonisation

Dimitris Zafeiris, Head of Risks and Financial Stability Department at EIOPA, explains the key challenges the market faces, including PE and insurance, macro threats as well as life reinsurance in Europe.

RGA’s asset intensive insight

RGA remains one of the few reinsurers to have transacted an asset intensive reinsurance deal in Europe. As Executive Vice Presidents Cormac Galvin, Head of EMEA, and Jonathan Porter, Global Chief Risk Officer, discuss, shifting life markets mean this is a long-term growth business.

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Japan’s FSA on steering insurers through the new life map
From new solvency standards and high-profile scandals to the rapid growth of AIR, Japan’s FSA faces a shifting insurance landscape. Life-Re spoke with the regulator to understand the key challenges it faces.
Sompo’s AIR innovation
Japanese insurer Sompo launched a life reinsurer in Bermuda last month. It is an innovative step in the company’s growth and attests to the importance of asset intensive reinsurance for Japan’s insurers.
The Cayman Question
In August, the NAIC came out with surprise news that it was considering a capital charge for the life reinsurance market. It has participants concerned. Central to the story is the Cayman Islands.
The Value of Curiosity
Liane Hirner, CFRO of VIG, has a strong belief in the merits of listening. It is a trait that has helped her navigate the shifts seen in life insurance in recent years, including macro volatility and the advent of trends like PE and asset intensive reinsurance.
Alexandra Jour-Schroeder: a new dawn for EU insurance investment
Europe has an €800bn economic investment gap. Alexandra Jour-Schroeder, Deputy Director-General of DG FISMA, European Commission, says European insurers are going to get more opportunities to bridge this.

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