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French life insurers defend business volumes from lapse risk
16 October 2024Six underwriters paid out more in lapses than their GWP in 2023
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Solvency data reveals eight Italian life firms' lapses outweighed their premiums in 2023
11 October 2024Sector's total lapses were worth 52% of its gross written premium
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CNP's Vincent Damas calls for global interoperability of green taxonomies
22 July 2024UNEP FI is leading a collaboration to support a unified global green taxonomy
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The EU Taxonomy makes insurers look bad at sustainability - but is it fair?
16 July 2024In their first year of reporting, several major insurers have disclosed that none of their activities qualify as sustainable. Joshua Geer investigates whether the insurers or the EU Taxonomy framework is at fault
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Actuaries urge insurers to stay grounded on Gen AI dreams and nightmares
09 July 2024Generative artificial intelligence might be 'just another tool', but it's one whose potential risks and opportunities demand close attention, as Joshua Geer reports from the European Congress of Actuaries
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French election: insurers well prepared for political uncertainty
27 June 2024But nationalist policies could erect new trade barriers
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The mixed picture for life backbook deals in Europe
24 June 2024While life backbook consolidation in Germany seems to have stalled, in Spain it's a more a case of 'full steam ahead', David Walker finds
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Consolidated results: how Medvida Partners completes deals in a tough environment
17 June 2024Europe's life insurance consolidators are under close scrutiny by regulators, but Antonio Trueba tells David Walker how his firm has cleared the hurdles - and why the market is set to thrive
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ECA 2024: CNP's Thomas Béhar explains insurers' "evolving approach" to AI
07 June 2024The CFO says insurers should use a blend of Gen AI and traditional AI
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Italian life firms' SFCRs reveal rising policy lapse rates in 2023
17 April 2024Solvency filings discuss methods sector used to tackle the risk