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Covid-19 is still impacting top European reinsurers

AM Best report shows combined ratios improving for the "big four"

Direct Line appoints Nicola Hartley to senior capital and investment role

Reinsurance capital predicted to drop 8.4% this year

AM Best report blames geopolitical turmoil and market volatility

PRT market set for a blazing H2

The UK's pension risk transfer market (PRT) is on course for a very busy second half of the year, after relatively modest activity in H1. Solvency II reforms are also likely to impact the sector, as Ronan McCaughey explains

Solvency II reforms not about capital release, says Phoenix CEO

Andy Briggs says matching adjustment eligibility is more important issue

Zurich reports Swiss solvency ratio of 262% for H1

Group business operating profit rose to $3.4bn, the highest since 2008

Free listing deadline closes today for InsuranceERM's technology guide

Entries should cover insurance risk management software - and the deadline is today 12 August

Standard Life completes £1bn bulk annuity buy-in deal

Life back-book consolidators shrug off threat from rising rates

Rising interest rates are unlikely to stop life insurers from selling their legacy liabilities to consolidators, as many other incentives for doing deals remain. David Walker reports

Hedge fund hit prompts $278m H1 loss for SiriusPoint

Losses from catastrophes and the Ukraine conflict were also cited