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  • French insurer's SFCR reveals nine-year history of lapse risk development

    18 July 2023

    Prepar Vie's solvency report also lays out three-year plan for its life underwriting SCR

  • Allianz retains crown as Europe's most complex insurance group

    25 May 2023

    At Aviva, investment funds contribute significantly to 700 Solvency II entities

  • ITAS and Poste Vita buy mass lapse reinsurance after surrenders jump

    22 May 2023

    Deals boost capital position as life insurers face competition from other products

  • Talanx sticking with transitionals despite 277% life solvency ratio without them

    15 May 2023

    CFO Jan Wicke praises "flexibility" the Solvency II mechanisms afford

  • German life firms unwind €4bn from €92bn ZZR in 2022

    10 May 2023

    BaFin's Frank Grund reminds them policyholders must benefit

  • What Italy's life insurers are saying about lapse risk

    05 May 2023

    Insurance Risk Data analyses firms' 2022 disclosures and predictions for 2023

  • Fitch warns French life policy lapses could nearly double from current levels

    04 May 2023

    More life firms are exploring lapse-risk reinsurance, rating agency says

  • French life firms emphasise liquid reserves, and strategies, to face lapse risk

    21 April 2023

    SFCR discussions acknowledged rising lapse risk, but ways to manage it

  • Moody's warns of lapse risk intensifying should European rates rise 100bps

    21 April 2023

    Situation already "much less favourable" for life insurers

  • GamaLife portfolio deal sends Zurich Italian unit's solvency to 102%

    19 April 2023

    But seller welcomes deal for facilitating focus on unit-linked and capital-lite products