Archive

  • The beginning of the end for coal investment and underwriting

    19 April 2018

    Insurers have made efforts to disengage themselves from the coal industry on both sides of the balance sheet, but climate activists say they could do more. Cintia Cheong wraps up the latest developments

  • Generali to sell Belgian insurance business for €540m

    19 April 2018

    Will boost Solvency II by 2.6 percentage points

  • Swiss Re posts a rival-beating Solvency II coverage ratio

    04 April 2018

    Own calculations put ratio at more than 310%

  • Generali's Solvency II ratio soars on favourable markets

    15 March 2018

    Disposal programme on track to generate more than €1bn

  • Moody's confirms end of deleveraging trend

    27 February 2018

    Volatile solvency ratios could trigger more subordinated debt issuance

  • Generali defends coal underwriting practice

    22 February 2018

    Exposure is 'minimal', says insurer

  • BaFin reveals true size of German life insurance run-off market

    16 February 2018

    Regulator defends specialist operators against criticisms of profiteering

  • Environmentalists slam insurers for backing Polish coal plants

    08 February 2018

    We have no say in third-party assets, insurers claim

  • Athene sets AGER Bermuda free as European life consolidator

    02 January 2018

    AGER to become Athora Holding and target more back-book business

  • Generali offloads UK and US portfolios to Compre

    19 December 2017

    Part of Generali's efforts to improve capital position