The SFCR and Other Public Reporting - Introduction - The Solvency II regime, as legislated in the Solvency II Directive and elaborated upon in Chapter XII of the EU Commission Level 2 Delegated Regulation (2015/35), is...more
1. The Supervision Regime - Proportionality - The supervision regime is built on the principle of “proportionality,” in an effort to ensure that supervision remains effective and meets its underlying purposes without...more
Undertakings in difficulty, in the context of Solvency II, refers to insurers that are either failing or likely to fail to meet their solvency capital requirement (SCR) or their minimum capital requirement (MCR) (together,...more
Solvency II is organised around three core pillars of prudential regulation, which ensure the safety and soundness of (re)insurers, in line with the scale, nature and complexity of their business: - Pillar One focuses on...more
In recent years, demographic changes and macroeconomic factors have led to significant growth in insurance markets. Within insurance markets, a much more active market in trading “back-books” of insurance liabilities has...more
This chapter discusses and analyses the investment rules that apply to Solvency II insurers and reinsurers in the United Kingdom. In particular, this chapter will outline the “prudent person principle” and discuss the...more
Solvency II review: PRA QIS material and related Dear CEO letter on data gathering The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has updated its Solvency II Review Quantitative Impact Study (QIS) webpage with the QIS materials,...more
UK Solvency II review: PRA CP11/21 on reporting (phase 1) The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a consultation paper, CP11/21, on phase 1 of a review of reporting and disclosure requirements under the...more
UK Solvency II regime review: HM Treasury response to call for evidence HM Treasury has published a response to its October 2020 call for evidence on the review of the UK Solvency II prudential regime for insurers....more
The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for September has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. ...more
The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for August has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. ...more
The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for July has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. ...more
The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for March has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. ...more
The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for December has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. ...more
The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for November has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. ...more
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The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for October has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. In this...more
The FCA and PRA announced changes to enforcement process with the aim of strengthening the transparency and effectiveness of enforcement decision-making processes. Some of the changes have already come into force, the rest...more
The PRA has published a Consultation Paper, which proposes the adoption of a new Supervisory Statement on affirmative and silent cyber underwriting risk. The consultation closes on 14 February 2017. For these purposes,...more
Under the PRA’s Solvency II-implementing rules, (re)insurers are required (*) to publish an annual Solvency & Financial Condition Report (SFCR), which describes: - the (re)insurer’s business and performance; - the...more
The PRA has published a letter from Chris Moulder, its general insurance director, to the CEOs of the 26 general insurers and Lloyd’s syndicates that participated in its 2015 General Insurance Stress Testing exercise. The...more
The UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has, this month, written to insurance companies in the UK to find out more about how they deal with the threat posed by cyber attacks and what mechanisms they have in place to...more