Handful of insurers breach capital requirements in stress test

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Handful of insurers breach capital requirements in stress test

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The result of the 2018 European stress test for insurers showed that firms are sensitive to both high and low yields, with some failing to meet their solvency capital requirement (SCR) under the tested scenarios. But natural catastrophes were less of a threat to balance sheets.

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