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• 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

• Uniqa chooses Moody's Analytics internal model and portfolio projection solutions

  19 July 2017

  Austrian insurer licenses tools to help with valuation, internal model and investment

• Uniqa launches €500m digital drive after hitting Solvency II target

  20 January 2016

  Low interest rates remain a concern, says CEO

• Romania uncovers another 11 insurers below Solvency II capital requirements

  25 November 2015

  Review of smaller insurers follows investigation of market leaders

• How a 100% SCR stopped being sufficient capital

  12 November 2015

  Insurers are holding capital buffers larger than the minimum required under Solvency II, but is it the fault of the rules, the regulators or the market? Hugo Coelho reports

• VIG reacts to low rates by slashing guaranteed products

  25 August 2015

  Insurer's Solvency II ratio under standard formula estimated between 170-175%

• Low rates usher an era of 'new traditional' products

  24 February 2015

  Austrian insurer Uniqa has replaced its traditional guaranteed product with a 'new traditional' product that comes with a 0% guarantee and bonus at maturity. It is just the latest insurer to adjust its product portfolio in response to the twin threats of low rates and Solvency II. Hugo Coelho reports