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EU's Solvency II reforms could free up to €80bn of capital, S&P estimates
12 June 2024Insurance sector's solvency ratios to benefit by up to 25 percentage points in aggregate
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L&G slims down to three divisions
12 June 2024CEO António Simões announces strategy for "simpler, more synergistic and capital light" group
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Luxembourg's life insurers easily survive IMF's lapse rate stress test
10 June 2024Sector has ample access to cash, liquid assets and reinsurance
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Southern German floods likely to cost insurers €2bn, says GDV
10 June 2024June inundations in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg bring major losses
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Matching adjustment loosened in finalised Solvency UK rules
06 June 2024Prudential Regulation Authority responds to stakeholder criticisms
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MS Amlin and Howden showcase nature-related opportunities in ClimateWise initiative
05 June 2024Case studies reveal how insurers can finance projects that preserve nature and biodiversity
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Broadstone looks to build on OAC's legacy in actuarial consulting
04 June 2024Acquisition of credit risk consultancy Vestigo is latest move for fast-growing firm
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Life ILS markets feel the heat from high rates
29 May 2024It has been a tough period for the life insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, afflicted by higher interest rates and unexpected losses. But participants are hopeful of a revival, as Christopher Cundy reports
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Monument Re slips to loss after quiet 2023
24 May 2024Bermudian life reinsurer and consolidator only completes one acquisition deal
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French insurers improve responses in second climate stress test
23 May 2024A total of 15 insurance groups, representing 90% of the market, voluntarily responded to the supervisor's request