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UFR drop no knockout blow to large insurers - Morgan Stanley
16 October 2015Analysts gauge impact of cut in Solvency II reference rate on Allianz, Axa and Munich Re
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MetLife reports error in capital ratio
15 October 2015Accounting mistake meant RBC ratio was overstated
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Life insurers in four countries most at risk of lower profits
13 October 2015Moody's says firms in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Taiwan are under most pressure
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German insurers to hold another €10bn against guarantees
12 October 2015Reference rate used to calculate ZZR requirements to be set at 2.9%
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US mortality improvement mirrors UK slowdown
09 October 2015New model could reduce liabilities by up to 2%
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Blip, trend or poor model? Insurers respond to shift in mortality projections
06 October 2015Recent mortality projections for England and Wales have led some observers to question whether this marks the start of a new trend – or the need to build a new model. Asa Gibson reports
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L&G strikes $900m bulk annuity deal with Philips' US unit
02 October 2015The deal marks the insurer's first foray into US pension risk transfer market
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EU divided over Solvency II's dynamic volatility adjustment
29 September 2015Whether internal model firms can assume changes in the value of the volatility adjustment under stress depends on where they are based and Eiopa's attempts to issue guidance are fraught by disagreements. Hugo Coelho reports
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Sharp slowdown in UK life expectancy improvements
28 September 2015CMI reports no improvement for 75 year olds' in last four years
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Swiss Re paying £1.6bn to acquire Guardian Financial Services
23 September 2015Admin Re unit beats Phoenix to deal