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• Generali buys two Portuguese companies: Tranquilidade deal confirmed

  19 July 2019

  Deal will affect Generali's Solvency II ratio by 3.5pp

• Generali in pole position to acquire Tranquilidade

  01 July 2019

  Italian insurer reported to offer highest bidding for the Portuguese insurer

• Portuguese insurers under pressure to sell bank debt

  09 December 2014

  The Portuguese insurance supervisor has found that one in five insurers fall short of capital under Solvency II, even after taking into account the benefit of the volatility adjustment. What's more, concentrated exposures to the financial sector are sending capital requirements through the roof, as Hugo Coelho explores