Solvency II

Solvency II is the EU’s risk‑based prudential regime for insurers, built on three pillars covering quantitative capital requirements, governance and risk management, and disclosure and reporting. It incentivises sophisticated internal models, ORSA processes, and strong enterprise risk management to ensure that capital is commensurate with the underlying risk profile. For insurance executives, Solvency II shapes product strategy, asset allocation, reinsurance purchasing, and even M&A decisions, while driving demands for high‑quality data and transparent risk reporting.

Read the latest Solvency II news stories below!

Aviva’s UK commercial book shrinks for the third consecutive period
UK commercial GWP has fallen in every 2026 reporting period, yet Aviva’s combined ratio keeps improving
Aviva’s UK commercial book shrinks for the third consecutive period
Talanx posts record nine months as losses run €750M below budget
Group net income rose 12% to €2.195bn, driven by a loss undershoot that the CEO says is now shaping the 2027 target
Talanx posts record nine months as losses run €750M below budget
Cat losses push Allianz P&C combined ratio to 93.8% in third quarter
Group records €14.1bn nine-month profit but its core insurance performance tells a different story
Cat losses push Allianz P&C combined ratio to 93.8% in third quarter
Chesnara buys MetLife’s UK closed book in fourth deal in two years
Closed-book consolidation is accelerating - and advisers with clients in legacy MetLife variable annuities need to know what stays and what changes
Chesnara buys MetLife’s UK closed book in fourth deal in two years
Insurance moves: AI12, Arkel, John Lewis Money and Northern Trust
Former managing director of Co-op Insurance joins John Lewis Money as four firms announce senior appointments
Insurance moves: AI12, Arkel, John Lewis Money and Northern Trust
AXA personal lines grow 7% as AXA XL pulls back in soft market
European hailstorms pushed nine-month nat cat losses above budget, while AXA XL Re shrank 9%
AXA personal lines grow 7% as AXA XL pulls back in soft market
No more stealth tightening: PRA proposes autopilot for 128 regulatory thresholds
Fixed thresholds have been quietly tightening for years. The PRA has a plan to stop it
No more stealth tightening: PRA proposes autopilot for 128 regulatory thresholds
Burnham's Brexit rethink: what 'going all the way' could mean for UK insurers
For an industry that has spent a decade and a fortune building its way around Brexit, the options on the table are not equal
Burnham's Brexit rethink: what 'going all the way' could mean for UK insurers
Bermuda equivalence keeps EU tapped into cat capacity, report finds
ABIR-commissioned study says a decade of Solvency II recognition has kept Bermuda's capacity flowing to European cedants, as Brussels weighs its reliance on offshore capital
Bermuda equivalence keeps EU tapped into cat capacity, report finds
P&I Clubs are sitting on US$6.8bn of members' money. Only two are handing any back
Free reserves have grown by almost 40% in three years, but most International Group Clubs say now isn't the time for capital returns
P&I Clubs are sitting on US$6.8bn of members' money. Only two are handing any back
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