Test-Achats: still trying to work out what it means for your business?

It is more than six months since the European Court of Justice's landmark decision in Test-Achats was handed down.

Solvency II. Omnibus II. What's new?

In the last few days, the European Presidency has published two versions of the draft "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the [Prospectus Directive] and the [Solvency II Directive]" (Omnibus II).

Attention for pillars two and three

Pillars 2 and 3 of the Solvency II regime will bring significant changes to the way insurers run their businesses, but have not been the subject of the same levels of debate as Pillar 1.

Solvency II for captive insurers - all set for the new regime?

Most large corporate groups include a captive insurer but almost one-fifth of those "captives" are dormant.

Solvency II - the impact on fund managers

Solvency II is attracting increasing media attention. But what is it? And how will it affect fund managers?

Solvency II for insurance groups - all set for the new regime?

Solvency II  fundamentally rewrites the prudential rules for insurers, reinsurers and (re)insurance groups. The new rules bring a number of improvements but are complicated, especially if the (re)insurer has a parent or subsidiary outside the EEA.