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French life insurers defend business volumes from lapse risk

Six underwriters paid out more in lapses than their GWP in 2023

Aviva UK unit is one of just seven insurers building solvency every year under Solvency II

Insurance Risk Data analysed 974 undertakings' solvency data since 2016

Report: insurers eye up potential £30bn BP bulk annuity deal

The transaction would quadruple PIC's £6.5bn buy-in February with RSA Group

Fitch warns French life policy lapses could nearly double from current levels

More life firms are exploring lapse-risk reinsurance, rating agency says

French life firms emphasise liquid reserves, and strategies, to face lapse risk

SFCR discussions acknowledged rising lapse risk, but ways to manage it

Vendor trio aim to simplify Solvency II reporting

Cattolica's solvency slumped to just 122% in H1 2020

Board has deemed €6.75 per share offer from Generali fair

Generali's capital injection boosts Cattolica solvency ratio

But Cattolica's net profits plunge on goodwill write-down at Vera units

Cattolica sells its stake in Lombarda Vita for €300m

But Cattolica is challenging BancoBPM's attempted purchase of its Vera units

Aviva offloads Italian composite and life joint venture stakes

Aviva Life and Aviva Italia unaffected by UK group's divestments