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Munich Re hoards cash to avoid negative deposit rates
18 March 2016Top global re-insurer doesn't want to lose out on negative deposit rates
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Insurers and regulators still at odds over infrastructure investment
05 June 2015Insurers' investment in infrastructure has stalled in the face of legal uncertainties over long-term commitments, proposed Solvency II capital charges that seem too high to the industry and growing competition for infrastructure assets. Sarfraz Thind explains
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Talanx joins critics of Heta bond handling
12 May 2015German insurer writes down €47m; rues Austrian stance
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Funding of long-term projects threatened, says Munich Re chairman
07 May 2015Group's $8bn for infrastructure depends on "reliability of terms and conditions"
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Spread risk "at top of CEO agenda"
18 November 2014Low yields have led insurers to take more asset risk
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Low investment returns challenge Munich Re profit target
09 May 2014Warning of more pressure in reinsurance