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New Zealand proposes additional solvency capital buffer
27 July 2021Interim insurance solvency standard to take effect in 2022 to reflect IFRS 17
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How much is IFRS 17 costing the insurance industry?
19 May 2021Insurers are 19 months away from having to implement the new contract accounting standard and it is already costing them more than anticipated. Cintia Cheong finds out why
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Capital injections needed to keep insurers afloat during 2020 turbulence
11 May 2021SFCRs reveal fates of underwriters whose solvency was challenged in tough year
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Insurtech weekly: InsureQ, Alan, Ignatica, Swiss Re, Lemonade, Leapstack, Archipelago, Sompo, Parametrix, Covéa
23 April 2021InsuranceERM rounds up the latest developments in the fast-moving world of insurtech
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Governments win in Covid-19 trade credit reinsurance programmes
07 April 2021Governments have profited from the support they offered trade credit insurers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Insurers say they have no regrets, but are looking forward to the end of state aid. David Walker reports
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Country profile: Germany
16 March 2021Europe's third-largest insurance industry has survived the coronavirus pandemic so far, but continues to be plagued by low rates and poor profitability in motor and home cover, as David Walker describes in this special report featuring interviews with BaFin's Frank Grund and GDV's Jörg Asmussen
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Frank Grund acknowledges "more difficult" times for building ZZR
16 March 2021BaFin also finds some insurtechs "overly optimistic" on business plans
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Talanx pays out €30m to UK churches as insured Sunday donations fall
15 March 2021Covid-19 costs German re/insurer €1.5bn overall in 2020
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NZ insurers welcome revised principles for solvency standards review
12 March 2021Reserve Bank of New Zealand consulted on principles that will guide the review and timeline
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Insurers urged to cease underwriting new gas infrastructure
11 March 2021Climate activist group says LNG is not a clean alternative energy