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  • IMF urges Dutch regulator to improve scrutiny of life insurers [UPDATED]

    20 June 2024

    High exposures to mortgage loans requires more stress testing

  • Luxembourg's life insurers easily survive IMF's lapse rate stress test

    10 June 2024

    Sector has ample access to cash, liquid assets and reinsurance

  • IMF director sounds warning on insurer private debt holdings

    20 May 2024

    Concern around private asset liquidity in a downturn as insurer exposure explodes

  • NAIC meeting zeroes in on PE-insurance ownership

    20 March 2024

    Concerns on asset quality of new wave of PE-insurance businesses

  • BaFin's PE-ownership concerns nixed Viridium-Zurich deal

    30 January 2024

    Insurer says it remains committed to finding a solution for legacy portfolio sale

  • US annuity writers' lapse benefits outpace premium growth, finds AM Best

    23 January 2024

    New private equity and asset manager-backed insurers will fuel market competition

  • IMF takes a shot at private equity-backed insurers

    21 December 2023

    Contagion, illiquidity risk and regulatory arbitrage... the International Monetary Fund has this week raised concerns over PE-owned insurance and advised regulators to talk more about the risks. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • PE insurers are better insulated against risks than rest of industry, AM Best says

    12 December 2023

    Athene remains biggest PE-insurer as industry assets grew 15% last year

  • IMF urges Irish supervisor to focus on intra-group reinsurance

    12 July 2022

    International Monetary Fund investigation finds good progress since last inspection

  • UK should review systemic risks of Lloyd's and London market, says IMF

    11 April 2022

    Review of UK's financial sector finds problems with Solvency II review process