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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

International Association of Insurance Supervisors Consults on Structural Shifts in the Life Insurance Sector

Key Points - - The IAIS has issued a detailed analysis of the structural shifts in the life insurance sector related to the increasing allocation to alternative assets and prevalence of asset-intensive reinsurance...more

Hogan Lovells

Private capital and insurance: two way traffic

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Private capital investment in the insurance sector is established, large and growing. This article looks at why this is the case, and the challenges and the likely direction of travel for the near future, and also at the...more

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The Evolution of German Investment Regulation: A New Era for Institutional Investors

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In February 2025, the German investment landscape experienced a significant shift with the amendment of the German Ordinance Act, Anlageverordnung (AnlV), through the Eighth Amendment Regulation (8. VAGVÄndV)....more

Paul Hastings LLP

Private Debt Explosion: Breaking New Ground

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In the last 12 months, we have seen private debt markets take off over other strategies. In particular, there are now more creative ways of bringing in new types of investors to this asset class, including insurers, pension...more

Mayer Brown

Evolving Competitor Definitions in Fund Finance

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Recent developments in fund finance documentation reflect a significant shift in how insurance companies are treated under assignment provisions. Traditionally, “competitor” definitions have served to restrict loan...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Bermuda Monetary Authority’s Approach to Private Equity-Owned (Re)insurers

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Standard Formula: A Guide to Solvency II – Chapter 6: Investment Rules

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The PRA Tightens Expectations for Funded Reinsurance for the UK Bulk Purchase Annuity Market

On 16 November 2023, the UK Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) released draft measures to address perceived risks in the market for funded reinsurance, which is widely used as part of transactions that shift pension scheme...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The UK PRA’s Priorities for Insurance Supervision in 2023

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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The DOL Provides Practical Guidance on the Application of PTE 2020-02

As described in our recent blog posts, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued guidance in the form of FAQs to address questions concerning the practical application of PTE 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for...more

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Dodd-Frank Rollback Benefits Insurers

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Marketing Private Life Insurance Separate Accounts to Smaller Banks - Subject to certain exceptions, the so-called “Volcker rule” provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and regulations thereunder (collectively, the Volcker Rule)...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

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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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Ex-VW-Chairman Ferdinand Piech has thrown a wrench in the automaker’s official narrative of the emissions cheating scandal by suggesting, in sworn testimony, that the company knew of the cheating months before it was...more

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European Commission Adopts Delegated Regulation Amending Solvency II Delegated Regulation on Treatment of infrastructure and ELTIF...

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The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation amending the Solvency II Delegated Regulation (EU 2015(35)) concerning the calculation of regulatory capital requirements for several categories of assets held by...more

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