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Helvetia Venture Fund acquires stake in Swiss fintech company
26 August 2020Follows another fintech investment by Swiss insurer in May
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Solvency II's VA mechanism too good a tool in COVID-19 times
08 July 2020Often hailed as ineffective the Solvency II's volatility adjustment rules have served insurers well against the impact of COVID-19 on markets in the first half of 2020, but could it have served them too well? Stephanie Harris reports
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Coal activists widen their scope of action to oil and gas
18 June 2020Move answers a question long asked by Insurance Asset Risk
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Helvetia flags investment losses exceeding CHF 100m from pandemic
09 June 2020Swiss group says published investment sensitivities remain accurate
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Helvetia invests in Zurich tech start-up
28 May 2020Skribble allows legally binding electronic signatures under Swiss and EU law
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Asset changes made in 2019 helped weather COVID-19 storm, says LV=
27 May 2020Strategic switches included move towards US treasuries and away from UK equities
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Helvetia credits equities hedging for stemming falls on SST ratio
30 April 2020Costs of hedging has led to rotation out of US Treasuries
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Helvetia restarts real estate fund subscription
29 April 2020Was postponed in March due to COVID-19
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Two Swiss insurers waive rent payments
08 April 2020To ease pressure on self-employed and small businesses during pandemic
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Helvetia AM postpones subscription to Swiss real estate fund
23 March 2020Launch announced in early March, but COVID-19's economic impact calls for delay