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COVID-19 should not make MA users forced sellers of assets, PRA says
08 July 2020The regulator says insurers are allowed to reconsider their strategies for managing these portfolios
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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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Comment: SII Review - European Commission shows its hand
08 July 2020By Elizabeth Gillam, head of EU government relations and public policy, Invesco
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Dai-ichi subsidiaries invests $70m in plastic waste reduction corporate bond
08 July 2020Described as first corporate bond linked to reducing plastic waste
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Voya IM hires Tom Frost to head EMEA insurance and pension solutions
08 July 2020Building on growth in US insurance asset management
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CNP Assurances takes further steps towards coal exit
07 July 2020French insurer will fully divest from coal by 2040
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Nordic insurers invest $90.4m in SDG fund
07 July 2020DWM impact fund will provide loans to low income communities and micro enterprises
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Bermuda captive insurers' share of BBB-rated investments doubled in two years
07 July 2020Regulator still confident in sector resilience
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Allianz GI loses 58% of US insurer's pension fund in pandemic
07 July 2020Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont hit with $40m loss, according to report
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EU's CMU consultation puts equity capital charge under the spotlight again
06 July 2020Insurance Europe again calls for review of equity charge reviving the debate over the Solvency II equity treatment and potentially setting a collision course with the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority. Vincent Huck reports