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  • Insurance Risk Data collecting key data and reports from breadth and width of Europe's insurance industry

    12 April 2024

    Undertakings have published their annual solvency filings for 2023

  • Bolting for the door - could 'mass lapse' risk trigger 'mass bond sales' at French lifers?

    04 May 2023

    Better interest rates mean better investment options than life policies. As France's exposed lifers watch on, some count up their liquid assets, some count on customer loyalty - but will all ultimately count on CIOs, to sell off GAs? David Walker reports

  • French lifers emphasise GA asset liquidity in fight against lapse risk

    21 April 2023

    Moody's report yesterday highlighted French insurer vulnerability to lapse risk as interest rates rise

  • Going off-piste - how French CIOs are embracing alternatives

    10 January 2023

    As French insurers venture 'off-piste' in their general accounts, David Walker examines if the 'black runs' of alternative asset classes will be simply exciting - or could break a leg or two

  • French non-lifer uses Specialised Professional Funds to add share exposure

    18 November 2022

    Property exposure through SCI structure grew 41% during 2021

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

    11 November 2022

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