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• Plenty of runway left for life consolidation in Europe

  04 October 2022

  The business of consolidating life insurance portfolios is looking healthy, according to participants, as inflation provides a catalyst and supervisors become more familiar with transactions. Joshua Geer reports

• UK life insurer capital remains strong, but quality weakens

  22 July 2021

  Fitch notes percentage of "soft" capital components has risen

• Eiopa confirms cut to UFR in 2022

  22 April 2021

  No more than single-digit impact on insurer solvency ratios expected

• German life book consolidation: cultural shift needed

  18 October 2018

  Following the sale of Generali Leben to Viridium, the largest-ever transfer of a German life book, participants are hopeful it will convince doubtful minds and open the door to more deals. Christopher Cundy reports

• Deferred tax continues to complicate SII ratios

  09 March 2017

  Changing requirements from regulators over the loss absorbing-capacity of deferred tax means insurers' Solvency II capital will remain at the mercy of this complex, opaque and inconsistent factor