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The sun shines again on Spanish general accounts
08 May 2023As fixed income yields rise, Spanish insurers' CIOs may reflect happily on their 76% weighting to fixed interest interests - and smile again, David Walker writes
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European lifers' liquidity risk manageable as surrender rates rise
04 May 2023Fitch says sources of liquid funds and good ALM will protect sector
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Comment - Time for Europe's lifers to 'talk tough' with their governments?
04 May 2023Knowlingly or not, some of Europe's governments now have sovereigns able to compete with life policy promises
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Chart of the Week - When the MA goes 'the wrong way' for Spanish lifers
28 April 2023Ideally the MA, with life liabilities backed by predictable income assets, should improve users' capital coverage. Often, that's not been so in Spain.
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ANIA announces final closing of infrastructure fund at €516m
24 May 2022With most of the main domestic insurers taking part in the funding
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BTPs - the love affair Italian CIOs can't quite let go of...
16 September 2021Italians love their domestic government bonds, and although regulators beg for diversification, CIOs are in no rush to let go. Abbie Wood reports
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Italy's insurers rack up paper gains as debt markets recover
21 August 2020Most of €62bn of uncrystallised investment gains at life firms
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ANIA president highlights role of insurers in COVID-19 recovery
03 July 2020Investment in digital and green infra a priority, Farina says
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Italian insurance association buys rail operator
22 April 2020Investment tagged as ESG friendly in the context of COVID-19 crisis
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Moody’s issues poor outlook for Uruguayan insurers
01 May 2019Earnings take hit from price competition, natcats and agricultural claims
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