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Provinzial fuses two life units to make top-10 German subsidiary

ZZR unwind continues at German life insurers on higher rates

"Relief of burden" felt by country's life insurers in shrinking ZZR

Insurers get FIT after ditching the NZIA

From the ashes of the NZIA, a new Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero (FIT) has emerged, promising to lead the industry's climate agenda. FIT chair Butch Bacani talks to Joshua Geer about the forum's mission and objectives

UN kills off NZIA and launches multi-stakeholder forum for net zero

Insurers, regulators, academics, civil society and lawyers make up the new group

German insurers predict premiums could double without action on climate risk

Head of German trade body explains what has to be done to address the hazard

Lloyd's chief asked why insurers "rolled over so easily" on NZIA

John Neal explains why the market decided to leave the alliance

With a watered-down NZIA, where do insurers' climate commitments stand?

After six of the eight founding members left the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance, Joshua Geer investigates if their ambitions stand

NZIA ditches all emissions targets for insurers

The alliance's target setting protocol will now act as a voluntary best practice guide

Staffing risks hit multi-year peak at German insurers

Worries over skills shortages and labour costs sit at 13-year highs, DIHK survey finds

Provinzial regains P&C profitability after Bernd's wreckage in 2021

German insurer's life sales slow in tough markets