Provisional EU securitisation deal aims to bring insurers into synthetic market
AFME says safeguards reportedly proposed for insurer credit protection look difficult to apply in practice.
21 October 2026·3 min read
Regulation & Policy
90 articlesAthene and Cayman reinsurers’ group split on how NAIC should target charge for taking back reinsured life business
The Cayman group proposes excluding business ceded effective on or before 31 December 2027.
6 October 2026·5 min read
EU supervisors plan 2027 securitisation groundwork and conglomerate capital-reporting consultation
The supervisors aim to finalise the conglomerate capital-reporting standard by the end of 2027.
13 October 2026·3 min read
EIOPA maps EEA insurers’ €7.9 trillion in securities holdings
US securities accounted for about half of EEA insurers’ securities holdings outside the region at year-end 2025.
14 October 2026·1 min read
EIOPA turns up scrutiny of private equity-backed insurers’ illiquid investments
We map 22 European insurers with private-capital links that could put them in the spotlight.
6 October 2026·11 min read
Bank of England’s FPC judges parts of private credit vulnerable to tighter financing conditions
The Committee said redemptions remained elevated at foreign private-credit funds with retail and wealth investors.
30 September 2026·1 min read
EIOPA to check whether insurers’ ORSAs capture private-assets and cyber risks in 2027
Supervisors will also examine whether insurers integrate macroeconomic and actuarial assumption risks into risk management, especially on long-boundary...
30 September 2026·2 min read
NAIC tells Warren insurers will standardise private-investment reporting from year-end 2026 statements
A separate NAIC report puts life insurers' affiliated investments at $321bn as of year-end 2025.
24 September 2026·4 min read
EU supervisors call for proactive monitoring of private-credit risks despite limited aggregate exposures
The authorities flag infrequent and potentially inaccurate loan valuations, high credit risk and uncertainty about leverage.
23 September 2026·1 min read
EIOPA backs supervised private-credit growth, doubts Solvency II changes alone will drive securitisation investment
EIOPA also judged safeguards under discussion for insurers' unfunded synthetic credit protection to be inadequate.
16 September 2026·4 min read