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  • Spanish floods are worst climate disaster in history, says insurance body president

    05 November 2024

    Flood losses are covered by public-private partnership, which so far is not under pressure

  • Consolidated results: how Medvida Partners completes deals in a tough environment

    17 June 2024

    Europe's life insurance consolidators are under close scrutiny by regulators, but Antonio Trueba tells David Walker how his firm has cleared the hurdles - and why the market is set to thrive

  • Spanish insurers' president: key questions remain on Dora rules

    31 May 2023

    Unespa's Mirenchu del Valle Schaan discussed the impact of the Digital Operational Resilience Act

  • IFRS IC likely to stand its ground on IFRS 17 annuity decision

    08 June 2022

    Staff at the IFRS Interpretations Committee have backed the original decision on annuity accounting, going against the view of most stakeholders. Cintia Cheong reports

  • Country profile: Spain

    24 May 2021

    Paul Walsh talks to Spain's insurers about their priorities for reforming Solvency II's matching and volatility adjustment, the impact of low interest rates and Covid-19, and how technology is changing the market

  • European carve out advocated for IFRS 17 annual cohorts

    07 April 2021

    Spanish and Polish insurers call for changes to annual cohort requirement

  • Spanish insurers create largest-ever group life plan for Covid-19 workers

    22 May 2020

    Trade association Unespa coordinates free coverage for healthcare staff

  • Insurers maintain push for two-year IFRS 17 delay

    16 November 2018

    Proposed one-year deferral is good, but not good enough

  • Insurance Europe cranks up pressure for IFRS 17 to be delayed

    03 October 2018

    Lobby group warns IFRS 17 'isn't yet good enough'

  • Scor and Prudential likely to benefit from IFRS 17; some set to lose out

    02 October 2018

    IFRS 17 "increasingly likely" to be delayed by up to two years, says Deutsche Bank