Archive

  • Germany's ZZR to hit at least €100bn in 2023, says Moody's

    26 September 2019

    Life companies to keep selling fixed income to feed the cash-cushion

  • IFRS 17: on the verge of another delay?

    25 September 2019

    Important EU stakeholders are calling for the insurance contracts accounting standard to be delayed once more. Cintia Cheong reports

  • Hong Kong approaches transition to risk-based capital

    12 September 2019

    Hong Kong’s long-awaited risk-based capital (RBC) regime is beginning to take shape ahead of its planned implementation in 2022. Paul Walsh reports on the latest developments

  • Solvency II, IFRS 17, local GAAP, Basel IV... where is the consistency?

    03 September 2019

    For the health of the financial sector and for the good of European citizens, accounting and solvency regimes for insurance and banking must be aligned around the same valuation concept, argue Serge Moulin, Giulio Terzariol and Carsten Zielke

  • Allianz buys Brazilian insurer's non-life operations

    23 August 2019

    The R3bn deal will make Allianz the second largest motor insurer in Brazil

  • Apra imposes additional A$250m capital requirement on Allianz Australia

    14 August 2019

    The amount is being imposed "due to heightened operational risk"

  • Zurich commits to insure controversial Trans Mountain pipeline

    08 August 2019

    Activists urge insurers to drop the Canadian oil sands pipeline project

  • Allianz boosts Q2 profit despite P&C dip

    02 August 2019

    The German insurer posted Q2 operating profits of €3.2bn

  • Allianz X invests in ESG data provider Arabesque S-Ray

    18 July 2019

    Insurer’s digital investment unit leads $20m funding round

  • Romania's insurance sector: motoring on

    27 June 2019

    Motor business has dominated Romania's insurance market, but firms are taking steps to diversify their books, as well as cope with a raft of regulations and capitalise on new technology. Paul Walsh reports from Bucharest