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  • IFRS 17 Conference: what have we learned?

    12 March 2019

    The upcoming accounting standard for insurance contracts poses several challenges to the industry ranging from skills shortages to stakeholder engagement. On 27 February, experts convened at InsuranceERM's IFRS 17 Conference in London to discuss their approach to successful implementation. Cintia Cheong summarises the findings

  • Insurers exchange ideas to improve engagement on IFRS 17

    01 March 2019

    Skills shortage, getting different teams on board and managing communications are top issues

  • Uniqa reports a 41.6% rise in preliminary net profit for 2018

    21 February 2019

    The Austrian insurer said the decline in life premiums is a strategic move

  • Get to grips with IFRS 17 challenges

    11 February 2019

    InsuranceERM’s inaugural IFRS 17 conference will take place on 27 February in London

  • "IFRS 17 is the most cross-function project we've ever had"

    11 February 2019

    Erich Kruschitz, head of group finance of Uniqa, tells Cintia Cheong about the challenges the company faces with the implementation of IFRS 17 and 9 accounting standards

  • Uniqa chief takes top role at Insurance Europe

    24 May 2018

    Andreas Brandstetter says industry "must evolve"

  • Uniqa cites internal model approval and M&A for rising solvency ratio

    28 February 2018

    But Austrian group warns of no premium growth this year

  • Insurance executive named Austria's finance minister

    18 December 2017

    Hartwig Loeger sees important role for life cover as pensions hit limits

  • Uniqa gets approval for Solvency II internal model

    13 December 2017

    Solvency ratio boosted by 44 percentage points

  • Uniqa details hit from Italian bank failure

    23 August 2017

    Insurer puts aside €40m to pay for cost of cancelling sales partnership with insolvent bank Veneto