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The sun shines again on Spanish general accounts
08 May 2023As fixed income yields rise, Spanish insurers' CIOs may reflect happily on their 76% weighting to fixed interest interests - and smile again, David Walker writes
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'Small dirty bomb' scenario improves Zurich unit's capital ratio by 15%
08 May 2023Insurer also models pandemic, 'credit crisis' and 'financial distress' scenarios
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Investment volatility and rising rates will keep lapse risk high in 2023, expect Italy's lifers
05 May 2023Latest solvency reports described ways they combatted surrender risk in 2022
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Chart of the Week - A Lack in Look-through
05 May 2023Insurers pressure fund managers to reveal line-item detail of investments. SFCRs suggest it doesn't always work
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Aviva Life & Pensions UK's MA-eligible assets fall in 2022
05 May 2023MA asset portfolio dropped to £46.8bn, SFCR shows
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Bolting for the door - could 'mass lapse' risk trigger 'mass bond sales' at French lifers?
04 May 2023Better 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
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Generali to transfer €2.8bn assets to Frankfurter Leben in pensions sale
04 May 2023Parties hope M&A will complete by year's end
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European lifers' liquidity risk manageable as surrender rates rise
04 May 2023Fitch says sources of liquid funds and good ALM will protect sector
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Comment - Time for Europe's lifers to 'talk tough' with their governments?
04 May 2023Knowlingly or not, some of Europe's governments now have sovereigns able to compete with life policy promises
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Gothaer ties staff-wide bonuses to climate goals
04 May 2023Reducing portfolio emissions will be 10% of variable pay decisions