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Frank Grund switches from supervising German insurers, to rating them

Former BaFin insurance supervisor has joined Assekuranz committee

Chart of the Week - European insurers and US debt

CIOs were cutting back their US debt well before Fitch cut its rating this month

HDI Global CIO faces inflation hedge conundrum

Thorsten Wölbern, CIO of HDI Global, the business insurance company of the Talanx Group, explains why inflation is top of his mind, why rates will go down again, and discusses the 'exotic' unexplored investment shores. Interview by Vincent Huck

Chart of the Week - US liabilities 'WLTM' US assets

Cross-border business in EEA has a clear bias...

Talanx secures €1.25bn financing package

Cash inflows will be used to redeem existing finance

BTP volatility led Talanx to inject capital as Italian unit's solvency swayed

CRO Gerhard Stahl tells of the challenge of systemic risks

News round-up - 31 August 2021

Ampega AM; Swiss Life AM; M&G; HSBC AM

Ampega Asset Management acquires German office complex

Talanx appoints head life insurance and investment for Germany

Sven Lixenfeld to replace Patrick Dahmen, effective 1 September

The real deal - Europe's insurers primed for G7 infrastructure plan

Leaders of the 'G7' economies announced the 'Build Back Better World' global infrastructure programme, a 'step-change' in their approach to 'mobilise private-sector capital' for the asset class as never before. Europe's insurers stand ready to help, David Walker reports.