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French regulator reveals priorities under Solvency II review
28 October 2019Governor François Villeroy de Galhau also tells insurers to reduce rates to policyholders and to diversify
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DG Fisma defends its Solvency II work
25 October 2019Martin Merlin responds to critics at French Federation of Insurers conference
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Many motor insurers rely on investments, amid underwriting losses
17 September 2019Insurance Risk Data industry report unveils overall underwriting loss
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Axa France and Norges Bank Investment Management sell Paris building to Fidelity
06 August 2019Axa subsidiary and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to sell property for €98m
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Mapfre and Swiss Life France co-invest €296.1m in Paris real estate
29 July 2019Spanish insurer commits a further €500m to alternative investments, bringing total allocation to the asset class to €1bn
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Allianz wins €300m broadband tender in Austria
22 July 2019Allianz Capital Partners chosen as preferred bidder to rollout fibre connectivity to 100,000 homes by 2022
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Aviva France’s diversification journey
07 May 2019Chief investment officer Philippe Taffin explains the evolution of his firm’s investment portfolio over the last six years, the relationship between the different Aviva subsidiaries and why he believes there should be a Solvency II treatment of ESG risk. Interview by Vincent Huck
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The 'obscure' Solvency II co-investment rule
30 April 2019Recent changes to co-investing rules under Solvency II have been received with mixed feelings by European insurers. Many players are even unaware there has been a development. Vincent Huck reports
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Green bond strategies split French CIOs and CROs
09 April 2019The difference in approach between insurers' risk and investment functions has been revealed at an event organised by the French institute of actuaries, in partnership with Schroders and Axa. This examined insurers' strategies to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. Vincent Huck reports
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French insurers partner up for major unlisted SME funding initiative
07 March 2019From Axa France to BNP Paribas Cardif and CNP Assurances, France’s largest have helped unlock €22.2bn of fund-based investments for French small caps. Their early-stage returns may be unclear. But their ambitions for the next phase of their investment is only the greater, the heavy hitters tell Vincent Huck