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• German insurers had about two-thirds of basic capital requirement in market risk in 2023

  13 June 2024

  New analysis examined solvency data of 178 German firms on standard formula

• Alternatives prove their worth, again, for Germany's DEVK group

  13 June 2024

  Non-mainstream assets did better than fixed income and were steadier than shares since 2022

• Round the World with SFCRs - German insurers welcome interest rates tailwinds, but explore alts 'just in case'

  07 June 2024

  Fixed income and equities performance in 2023 wiped out write-downs many German insurers made in 2022

• Chart of the Week - 'Build it and they will come' - German insurers and Spezialfonds

  18 August 2023

  Since 2009 German institutions made 3.9% in their Spezialfonds - and expanded allocations by 167%

• DEVK sees equity risk SCR leap 41% on alternatives programme

  02 December 2022

  But investment diversification benefit grew, too, in 2021

• Comment - Inflation-linked bonds won't be enough for much 'insurance inflation'

  08 August 2022

  Hiking returns in line with CPI rises may fall short, in the short term, for many non-life insurers

• A eulogy to traditional life insurance

  14 July 2022

  Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today at the death of traditional life insurance.

• DEVK reveals infrastructure return targets as 'alts' investments grow

  16 June 2022

  Private equity made German 12% annual IRR since 2001

• Gothaer AM appoints board member from Gothaer Leben

  01 February 2022

  Alina vom Bruck now heads up life innovation

• Macquarie and German American Realty win German Mutual mandate

  15 December 2021

  DEVK Insurance Group looks to invest in US real estate