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Europe postpones 'Solvency II for pensions'The European Commission has dropped plans to introduce new capital requirements for pension schemes when it overhauls the Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision Directive later this year. 23 May 2013
'Complex volatility' of Solvency II could put off investors, warns Moody'sIncreased volatility in the capital requirements being placed on insurers under Solvency II could make investors 'skittish', Moody's has warned. 23 May 2013
Motor insurance premiums 'fell £200m last year'`The combined value of motor insurance premiums written in the UK last year totalled £13.1bn, almost £200m less than in 2011, Deloitte revealed yesterday. 23 May 2013
One in seven 2013 retirees 'will entirely rely on state pension'One in seven people retiring this year will be entirely reliant on the state pension for their retirement income, with women especially dependent on the payouts, according to research published by the Prudential yesterday. 22 May 2013
Council pension fund mergers 'on the table' for restructureMergers of local government pension funds will be among the options considered when a consultation is launched later this year on a major restructuring of the Local Government Pension Scheme, it was announced yesterday. 22 May 2013
Auto-enrolment and funding top The Pensions Regulator's prioritiesDelivering the best possible outcomes for savers with auto-enrolment and addressing the funding issues faced by employers will be key priorities for The Pensions Regulator over the next four years. 21 May 2013
Risk to multinationals from natural hazards 'is increasing'Large multinationals' increasing reliance on international supply chains, infrastructure and markets pose a major risk to 'business as usual', a report published by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and PricewaterhouseCoopers today has warned. 20 May 2013
European pension funds 'moving away from equities'Pension funds across Europe have continued to reduce their exposure to equity markets over the past 18 months as they bid to limit funding level volatility, Mercer said today. 20 May 2013
Public service pensions 'will be cut by a third' by reformsThe government's public sector pension reforms will reduce the average value of a pension by more than a third, according to analysis published by the Pensions Policy Institute today. 17 May 2013
Flood insurance guarantee extended by a monthInsurers have extended their commitment to offering cover to properties at high risk of flooding by one month to the end of July. 16 May 2013

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Long-term care: coming of ageLife expectancy has hit record levels, but public age-related spending is likely to have to follow suit. Emma McWilliam and Richard See Toh report