UK Solvency II review: PRA information on quantitative impact study The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a webpage setting out information about its forthcoming quantitative impact study (QIS), which will...more
Blockchain and smart contracts in insurance: EIOPA discussion paper - Reports on recent UK and EU regulatory developments of interest to insurers and their intermediaries. See also our Financial institutions general...more
Solvency II: PRA supervisory disclosures - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published Solvency II: Supervisory disclosures, PRA’s supervisory approach and insurance regulations applicable in the UK year-end...more
Solvency 2 (Credit Risk Adjustment) Regulations 2021 The Solvency 2 (Credit Risk Adjustment) Regulations 2021 - (SI 463/2021) have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum and a de minimis impact assessment....more
Review of Solvency II effective value test parameters: PRA statement - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a statement setting out the findings from its review of the minimum deferment rate, which is...more
COVID-19: FCA final guidance on proving presence of COVID-19 in BI insurance claims - Following consultation, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final guidance on proving the presence of coronavirus...more
COVID-19: FCA update on BI insurance test case - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on its business interruption (BI) insurance test case....more
Solvency II: PRA letter to life insurers on application of effective value test -The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has sent a letter to the Chief Actuaries of life insurers on feedback on the application of the...more
Solvency II: PRA CP1/21 on deep, liquid and transparent assessments, and GBP transition to SONIA - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a consultation paper, CP1/21, on deep, liquid and transparent (DLT)...more
2021 priorities for supervising insurance firms: PRA Dear CEO letter The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a Dear CEO letter it has sent to insurance firms setting out its supervisory priorities for...more
Part VII FSMA insurance business transfers: Court of Appeal decision - Several important issues were raised in relation to Part VII transfers in the recent hearing before the Court of Appeal relating to the proposed...more
UK Solvency II review: HM Treasury extends response deadline - HM Treasury has extended the deadline for responding to its call for evidence relating to its review of the Solvency II prudential regulatory regime for...more
COVID-19: FCA update on business interruption insurance test case - On 11 November 2020, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) updated the webpage on its business interruption insurance test case. ...more
Building guarantee policies: PRA PS21/20 on extending policyholder protection - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement, PS21/20, which contains a rule change to increase protection...more
COVID-19: FCA updates webpage on BI insurance test case - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on its business interruption (BI) insurance test case, publishing a draft transcript of the...more
COVID-19: final transcripts of FCA business interruption insurance test case - On 18 August 2020, the FCA updated its webpage on the High Court business interruption insurance test case to link to the final transcripts for...more
COVID-19: IAIS consults on the impact for the insurance sector. The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a consultation paper, CP11/20, setting out its expectations and guidance relating to auditors' work...more
COVID-19: FCA updates on business interruption insurance test case - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a number of updates to its webpage on the High Court test case concerning business interruption...more
COVID-19: PRA statement to insurers on application of matching adjustment - On 7 July 2020, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a statement to insurers on the application of the matching adjustment (MA)...more
Recent regulatory developments of interest to insurers and their intermediaries. Includes FCA update on the COVID-19 BI insurance test case and EIOPA discussion paper on methodological principles of insurance stress testing. ...more
Insurance stress test 2019 and COVID-19 stress testing: FCA feedback - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a Dear CEO letter giving feedback to general and life insurers that participated in the 2019...more
Recent regulatory developments of interest to insurers and their intermediaries. Includes FCA update on COVID-19 business interruption insurance test case and EIOPA discussion paper on insurance value chain and new business...more
On 2 April 2020, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) urged all (re)insurers to temporarily suspend dividend distributions and share buybacks. The response from insurance regulators in EU...more
COVID-19: PRA statement on decision by insurance companies to pause dividends - On 8 April 2020, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a statement welcoming the prudent decision of some insurance firms to...more
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has on 20 March 2020 published recommendations on supervisory flexibility regarding the deadline of supervisory and public disclosure by insurers, in light of...more