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Chart of the Week - As a €21bn deal is scuppered by BaFin, have PE owners run out of road for life book sales?
02 February 2024German regulator's refusal to Zurich and Viridium seems bad news for insurers owned by PE
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German backbook deals and run-offs - a €150bn asset industry since 2014
01 February 2024Moody's examined 14 deals, completed, pending and scuttled
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Inflation and high rates not going away soon, RLAM says
01 February 2024Senior economist and head of multi asset at affiliate say central banks unlikely to drop their guard on inflation quickly, as BoE votes to keep rate at 5.25%
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Comment - BaFin holds cards (close to its chest) in future of German life-book consolidation
01 February 2024PE part-ownership of Viridium seems to have informed regulator's rejection of Zurich deal
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Comment - Are PE owners facing the end of their life backbook consolidation journey?
31 January 2024After BaFin's move on Zurich and Viridium, the future seems uncertain if 'PE ownership' breaks deals
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Zurich's German life backbook deal, with €21bn assets, with Virdium falls apart
30 January 2024'Project Sander' was to involve investment assets linked to 724,000 policies, German unit's SFCR said
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Korea Post Insurance seeking manager for private equity/debt fund of funds
16 January 2024Insurer is no stranger to alternative assets and FoFs
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M&G, MEAG back outdoor media infrastructure firm's refinancing
15 January 2024Natixis also contributes to £350m deal
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Generali AM appoints new head of investments
15 January 2024Antonio Cavarero picked for new role from sibling firm
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Aviva Investors insurer is one of just seven building solvency every year under Solvency II
08 January 2024Insurance Risk Data analysed 974 undertakings' solvency data since 2016