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Non-life insurers eye Solvency II's volatility adjustment
10 April 2015Strict requirements on matching adjustment drive interest of firms with PPOs
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Delta Lloyd raises €338m to shore up Solvency II capital
17 March 2015Insurer concerned over uncertainties in looming EU rules
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Second-hand annuities to provide longevity hedge
16 March 2015Practical hurdles stand in the way of deep secondary annuity market
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Insurers feel the pull of longevity swaps
13 March 2015Three years after Aegon started the market, index-based longevity swaps could become a trend across Europe as insurers seek to optimise their capital under Solvency II. Hugo Coelho reports
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Salary balance shifts in risk transfer markets
11 March 2015Banks no longer top payers, says Plenum's TC Jefferson
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Sun Life claims first Canadian longevity swap
04 March 2015Insurer takes on C$5bn of pension fund liabilities and buys reinsurance from Scor and RGA
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Revaluations hit Delta Lloyd's regulatory capital
25 February 2015Spike in discounted value of life liabilities offset by issuance of perpetual debt
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Low rates usher an era of 'new traditional' products
24 February 2015Austrian insurer Uniqa has replaced its traditional guaranteed product with a 'new traditional' product that comes with a 0% guarantee and bonus at maturity. It is just the latest insurer to adjust its product portfolio in response to the twin threats of low rates and Solvency II. Hugo Coelho reports
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Just Retirement bulks up on annuity deals
24 February 2015Solvency II work focuses on internal model
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US insurers gauge vulnerability to soaring rates
20 February 2015Lapse risk higher for annuity providers with old books of business