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Korean life insurers delay perpetual bond calls

Country's life industry also facing liquidity crunch as policyholders lapse

Don't call in cheap debt, regulator warns insurers

Widening credit spreads means insurers' new issuance is more expensive

Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference - early bird discount ends today

The conference will be held on 1 December at the Hilton Tower Bridge in London.

ASR takes on Aegon's Dutch operations in €4.9bn cash-and-share deal

ASR-Aegon combination will create second largest insurer in the Netherlands

Gilts crash: a boon out of a crisis for insurers

Another day, another UK financial market crash. But while it has gone wrong for British politics and pension funds, the current crisis may actually benefit insurers in the long run. Ronan McCaughey and Sarfraz Thind report

India paves way for private equity backing of insurers

Plenty of runway left for life consolidation in Europe

The business of consolidating life insurance portfolios is looking healthy, according to participants, as inflation provides a catalyst and supervisors become more familiar with transactions. Joshua Geer reports

Eurovita ordered to raise €250m capital - report

Private equity owner Cinven reportedly seeking bidders for the Italian life insurer

InsuranceERM's Technology Guide 2022-23 goes live

The guide lists over 110 risk, capital and modelling technology tools from 50 international vendors

European life M&A transaction value reaches $639bn

Fitch Ratings observes geographic shift in leading deal locations