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R+V plans sale of Condor Life portfolio to private equity investor

Consolidation in German life sector continues

PICC and Axa alliance to expand French group's mainland China footprint

Delivering value for money is about more than benchmarks

European policymakers' initiatives on value-for-money metrics may end with consumers not getting the products that best meet their needs, argues Pablo Pernía Martin

NAIC's asset-intensive reinsurance proposals fuel agony and ecstasy

Soon-to-be-unveiled US rules could have a dramatic impact on the business of asset-intensive reinsurance and have drawn a surge of conflicting opinions from consumers, insurers and regulatory advisors. Sarfraz Thind reports

Consolidated results: how Medvida Partners completes deals in a tough environment

Europe's life insurance consolidators are under close scrutiny by regulators, but Antonio Trueba tells David Walker how his firm has cleared the hurdles - and why the market is set to thrive

MedVida completes acquisition of Sa Nostra Vida life back-book

Asset-intensive reinsurance intensively assessed

The NAIC is drawing up proposals to tackle asset-intensive reinsurance as regulators worry about the vast volumes of risk being ceded outside the US. Sarfraz Thind reports

NAIC's CLO regulation proposals highlight fissures in market

Regulators met this week with no conclusive outcome

Actuarial profession called out over lack of diversity

An influential expert at US insurer Lincoln Financial Group shares his thoughts

Insurers urged to focus on emerging risk drivers

Acacia's CEO Charles Fry highlighted the effect of changing demographics