Archive

  • BaFin lays down the law on Solvency II reporting

    06 December 2019

    German regulator issues 90-page document spelling out requirements and warnings

  • Spanish sector stays strong, despite low rates

    28 November 2019

    Fitch Ratings says Spain’s insurance market maintains strong profitability

  • BaFin predicts "overwhelming majority" of life sales with flexible guarantees

    13 November 2019

    Lower promises only cut overall burden slowly, BaFin adds

  • German trade bodies criticise BaFin over reporting, proportionality

    11 November 2019

    Regulator replies existing measures to ease burden are appropriate

  • Baloise to snap up non-life book of Athora Belgium

    04 November 2019

    It marks the Swiss group’s second Belgian M&A deal this year

  • Denmark's Gefion gets €6m capital boost

    11 October 2019

    The need to increase Gefion’s capital position became apparent after regulatory intervention

  • Comment: Authorities wise not to dismantle the public part of pillar 3

    30 September 2019

    Transparency of Solvency II reporting benefits competition and insurers

  • UK non-life insurers post another year of underwriting losses in 2018

    28 August 2019

    Insurance Risk Data finds average combined ratios above 100%

  • Brexit produces 'eye-catching' insurance solvency figures

    20 August 2019

    Insurance Risk Data unearths some striking metrics from UK insurance players fearing a ‘hard Brexit’

  • In the Spotlight: Gefion Insurance

    23 July 2019

    The Danish motor insurer is latest to require remedial action by regulator Finanstilsynet after deficiencies were identified in its capital and risk management practices. David Walker reports