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The Standard Formula: A Guide to Solvency II – Chapter 7: Technical Provisions

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“The value of technical provisions should correspond to the amount which another insurance or reinsurance undertaking (the reference undertaking) would be expected to require to take over and fulfil the underlying insurance...more

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The Standard Formula Podcast | Solvency II Back to Basics: Technical Provisions

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In the latest installment of “The Standard Formula” Back to Basics series, podcast host and Europe financial institutions head Robert Chaplin is joined by colleague Mary Bonsu to provide listeners with a deeper understanding...more

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The Standard Formula Podcast | Investment Rules for Insurers and Reinsurers

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This episode of “The Standard Formula” podcast features a conversation with the Financial Institutions Group’s Ben Lyon and Verena Mengis, who walk listeners though recent proposals for reform relating to Solvency U.K. and...more

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PRA Announces Final Adjustments to ‘Solvency UK’ Rules and Consults on Requirements for ‘Solvent Exit’ Plans

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As discussed in our previous updates, in June 2020 the UK government announced a wide-ranging review of the Solvency II framework in the UK, aimed at reforming the insurance regulatory framework inherited from the EU given...more

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Actualités Législatives et Réglementaires – Janvier 2024

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Le bureau Parisien de Hogan Lovells a le plaisir de vous adresser sa lettre d'information mensuelle qui vous présente les Actualités législatives et réglementaires du mois de janvier 2024. Ces Actualités législatives et...more

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The Standard Formula: A Guide to Solvency II – Chapter 2: Reinsurance and Risk Transfer

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The primary function of an insurer is the assumption and management of insurance risk. Very commonly, this will involve an insurer passing (or ceding) risk to other (re)insurers or protection providers in the relevant market....more

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The Standard Formula Podcast | Solvency II Back to Basics: Third Country Branches and Cross-Border Provision of Services

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“The Standard Formula” podcast continues its Back to Basics series — a deep dive into the Solvency II regime — discussing the regime’s provisions regarding third country branches and the cross-border provision of services. ...more

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The UK PRA’s Priorities for Insurance Supervision in 2023

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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) laid out its priorities for insurance supervision this year in a 10 January 2023 Priorities Letter. In this newsletter, we summarise the broad themes emerging from the Priorities...more

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Insurance regulatory news, July 2021 #3

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COVID-19 BI insurance test case: FCA updates webpage The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated the webpage on its business interruption (BI) insurance test case. The FCA has published the Supreme Court order varying...more

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Reaching a Consensus on (Re)insurance

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Financial services, including insurance and reinsurance (together, (re)insurance), have effectively been omitted from the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), resulting in arguably the “hardest” Brexit for any key UK...more

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FCA Decides Not to Implement EIOPA Guidelines in United Kingdom

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced on July 8 that the guidelines issued by the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority (EIOPA) on outsourcing to cloud service providers are not applicable to...more

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EIOPA Issues Final Guidelines on Outsourcing

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The final guidelines create new obligations for insurers that will impact cloud outsourcing arrangements. On 6 February 2020, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published its final...more

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EIOPA Cloud Outsourcing Guidelines Consultation

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We mentioned in our blog on 12 April 2019 that the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority (EIOPA) intended to publish guidance on cloud outsourcing in the (re)insurance sector. ...more

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Covered Agreement - An overview

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On January 13, 2017, the then-US Secretary of the Treasury and the then-US Trade Representative (USTR) notified Congress that they had negotiated a covered agreement with the European Union (EU). After a period of uncertainty...more

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US-EU Covered Agreement - An Overview

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On January 13, 2017, the then-US Secretary of the Treasury and the then-US Trade Representative (USTR) notified Congress that they had negotiated a covered agreement with the European Union (EU). After a period of uncertainty...more

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US-EU Covered Agreement: An Overview

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On January 13, 2017, the then-US Secretary of the Treasury and the then-US Trade Representative (USTR) notified Congress that they had negotiated a covered agreement with the European Union (EU). After a period of uncertainty...more

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NAIC Holds Public Hearing on Reinsurance Collateral Provisions of Covered Agreement

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On February 20, 2018, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held a public hearing on the reinsurance collateral provisions of the Bilateral Agreement between the United States of America and the European...more

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U.S. Covered Agreement Policy Statement Affirms U.S. State-Based Regulation Of Insurance

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We have posted several times on the negotiation and finalization of the Covered Agreement (“the Agreement”) negotiated by the Obama Administration and approved by the Trump Administration with the European Union....more

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US-EU Covered Agreement: An Overview

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On January 13, 2017, the then-US Secretary of the Treasury and the then-US Trade Representative (USTR) notified Congress that they had negotiated a covered agreement with the European Union (EU). After a period of uncertainty...more

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United States To Sign Covered Agreement With European Union

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Trade Representative have ended the speculation about the fate of the Covered Agreement negotiated by the Obama Administration with the European Union by announcing their...more

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US-EU Covered Agreement: An Overview

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On January 13, 2017, the then-US Secretary of the Treasury and the then-US Trade Representative (USTR) notified Congress that they had negotiated a covered agreement with the European Union (EU). Once the Covered Agreement...more

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Regulation Round Up - February 2017

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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

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The U.S.-EU Covered Agreement: Different Assessments By Different Audiences

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On January 13, 2017, the week before the inauguration of President Trump, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that the negotiations between the full text of the agreement...more

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U.S. - EU Covered Agreement: The Road Ahead

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On Thursday, February 16, the Housing and Insurance subcommittee of the Financial Services Committee of the United States House of Representatives will hold a public hearing entitled, “Assessing the U.S.-EU Covered...more

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EU/U.S. Covered Agreement: What’s Next?

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On January 13, 2017, representatives of the European Union and the United States of America issued a joint statement announcing that they had successfully concluded negotiation of an agreement (the “Agreement” or “Covered...more

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