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Divergent views and rising rates cool progress on EU's Solvency II reforms

One year has passed since the European Parliament's Econ committee issued its draft text on the Solvency II reforms. Joshua Geer and Christopher Cundy investigate why the agenda has not progressed - and when a breakthrough might occur

Eurohold will appeal bankruptcy decision on Euroins Romania

Romanian motor insurer makes last-ditch effort to avoid shutdown

Craig Turnbull joins consultancy Barnett Waddingham

Slovakian regulator petitioning to liquidate Novis

Life insurer plans contesting the NbS order in court

ITAS and Poste Vita buy mass lapse reinsurance after surrenders jump

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

European lapse rate hitting five-year high, Eiopa data shows

But 0.4% climb to 3.8% in 2022 mirrored previous year's increase

Europe's insurers fall a whisker short of €3trn premiums in 2022

France leads national rankings on life and non-life premiums

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

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

BaFin reveals key figures for German industry in 2022

Annual report flags expectations on total life policyholder returns this year

CCR drains natcat reserve to lowest point since 2001

French re/insurer says re-stocking is "a priority for the coming year"