16/12/2016 (Agence Europe) – The results of the stress tests carried out from May to July 2016 on 236 insurance companies in 30 countries, published on 15 December by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Association (EIOPA), show that the sector is suitably capitalised but is subject to ‘vulnerabilities’ due to a low-interest rate environment. Under the various scenarios tested, the sustained low interest-rate scenario had a combined negative impact of €100 billion for...