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Mortality reserving windfalls: a reversal of fortune?
13 August 2019UK life insurers have enjoyed several years of unexpected profits thanks to the slowdown of mortality improvements, but recent statistics hint this trend may be about to reverse. Cintia Cheong reports
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UK insurers to participate in climate stress tests in 2021
21 June 2019Bank of England governor Mark Carney has set deadline for UK financial institutions
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Syndicates hail results of Lloyd's 'Decile 10' process
04 April 2019Power back in underwriters’ hands for “first time in several years,” says one syndicate
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Five insurers join UK climate risk forum
12 March 2019The forum aims to build capacity and share best practice across financial regulators and industry
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Scottish Widows offloads staff pension scheme to save £600m in capital
20 February 2019Transferred to Lloyds Bank as part of ring-fencing restructure
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German life book consolidation: cultural shift needed
18 October 2018Following the sale of Generali Leben to Viridium, the largest-ever transfer of a German life book, participants are hopeful it will convince doubtful minds and open the door to more deals. Christopher Cundy reports
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Insurers far from being family and diversity-friendly organisations
04 October 2018Panellists at last week's Dive In festival said they were encouraged by the insurance industry's willingness to improve policies on work-life balance and diversity, but warned there is still a long way to go. Ronan McCaughey reports
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Standard Life Aberdeen profits take a hit in "tough market"
07 August 2018Challenging market conditions led to a 12% drop in pre-tax profits
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Cyber risk still a struggle for insurers
30 May 2018Progress in managing cyber risk exposures is continuing, but are insurers doing enough to convince regulators that they understand what they're doing? Paul Walsh reports
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LV= promotes finance director to general insurance CRO
23 March 2018Kieran O'Keeffe replaces Raphael Borrel