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IFRS 9 implementation - the sooner one starts the better
15 April 2020Based on their experience with a joint insurance clients, JP Morgan Asset Management and Clearwater Analytics discuss the ins and outs of implementing the accounting standard, and why insurers should start early. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Suspension of dividend payments, more firepower for the investment teams?
09 April 2020As some insurers follow suit on regulators' urge not to pay dividends and others refuse to comply, Vincent Huck looks at whether dividend retention could result in more ammunition for the investment teams to invest in markets
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To pay or not to pay - risk, investment and treasury departments slug it out
07 April 2020Intense conversations are happening behind the scenes at insurers on the best use of capital
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Vaudoise CIO "quite relaxed" about current markets
07 April 2020Reto Kuhn tells IAR last year's doubling of equity allocation not an issue this year
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Hedging and diversification are Munich Re's remedies to COVID-19
06 April 2020The reinsurer anticipates the impact of the virus to broaden
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IAR SURVEY: Insurers unprepared for COVID-19's market turbulence
06 April 2020Insurance Asset Risk surveyed the industry to find out how it is rethinking asset allocation in the wake of COVID-19's impact on the economy and financial markets. Vincent Huck presents the results
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Triglav reports sensitivity to COVID-19 turbulences
03 April 2020Slovenian insurer confident in riding out the storm
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The Secret CIO's human take on COVID-19
02 April 2020Lockdown here to stay and mental health issues to rise
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French insurers commit up to €200m to COVID-19 solidarity fund
30 March 2020French Federation of Insurers said its 260 members would contribute to the government fund
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Folksam's CFO takes up CEO role at Swedish mutual
30 March 2020Jesper Andersson has been at Folksam since 2000 and will take up his new role in December