Flawed Solvency II risk margins must be reviewed

Significant flaws exist in in the formula used to calculate the risk margin under Solvency II and a fundamental review of its methodology and calibration is required, Willis Towers Watson has claimed in a response to a European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) Discussion Paper on the upcoming review of Solvency II.

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