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  • German insurers raid general accounts for mounting ZZR bill

    30 March 2021

    The sector added €10bn to its aggregate ZZR in 2020, which hit €86bn

  • Nuernberger puts pressure on underwriters, not investments, to meet life policy obligations

    23 March 2021

    Increasingly difficult to make good enough investment returns

  • Fitch demotes outlook on units of R+V, Condor, Stuttgarter

    19 May 2020

    Further rates falls endanger ability to cover guarantees with investments, agency says

  • Nuernberger's lower investment result a sign of the times for German life sector

    26 April 2017

    Finding yields above 1.2% for acceptable risk is a "considerable challenge", insurer says