Solvency II stamps harder on insurance ABS holdings

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Solvency II stamps harder on insurance ABS holdings

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The European ABS market continues to miss out on insurance buyers because of punitive capital charges under Solvency II, as Bank of America Merrill Lynch data shows the holdings of the continent’s 30 largest insurance companies have fallen by more than 40% since 2008.

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