News

  • Europe's 'royal' general accounts revealed

    09 May 2023

    A good weekend for UK royals, perhaps, but a tough year for regal underwriters

  • BaFin warns insurers about use of Spezialfonds and private credit and PE

    09 May 2023

    Relying solely on asset managers' reports is not enough, regulator cautions

  • CNP Assurances reveals two central economic scenarios - and its own GA's path forward

    09 May 2023

    More alternatives were bought by French group in 2022

  • BaFin data shows €150bn investment shortfall for German lifers

    09 May 2023

    Liquidity management should help handle lapse risk

  • 'Small dirty bomb' scenario improves Zurich unit's capital ratio by 15%

    08 May 2023

    Insurer also models pandemic, 'credit crisis' and 'financial distress' scenarios

  • Legal & General Modular Homes factory to cease production of new modules due to lack of pipeline

    05 May 2023

    Citing high running costs and impact of macro events such as COVID as factors

  • MetLife looks to assuage concerns on CRE portfolio

    05 May 2023

    Estimates maximum default impairments of $15m this year

  • Investment volatility and rising rates will keep lapse risk high in 2023, expect Italy's lifers

    05 May 2023

    Latest solvency reports described ways they combatted surrender risk in 2022

  • Chart of the Week - A Lack in Look-through

    05 May 2023

    Insurers pressure fund managers to reveal line-item detail of investments. SFCRs suggest it doesn't always work

  • Swiss Re boosts return on investments to 2.8% in Q1

    05 May 2023

    Up from 0.7% same time last year