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S&P warns against slowing ERM in light of Solvency II delay
21 October 2013Response is indicative of which insurers take ERM seriously, rating agency says
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Aegon leads, Aviva lags in reducing leverage
19 September 2013Insurers to continue using excess cash to pay off debt, says Moody's
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Nine global systemically important insurers named
19 July 2013The Financial Stability Board's designation of systemically risky insurers has brought howls of protest from the industry, but the impact on the nine firms is not easy to gauge. Christopher Cundy reports
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European flood losses surpass $1.6bn
16 July 2013Partner Re is latest to report impact
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Swiss Re expects $300m in claims from European floods
08 July 2013Puts total cost to insurance industry at $3.5bn-4.5bn
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Protests against FTT build up steam
21 June 2013Europe's Financial Transaction Tax has now been adopted by 11 states. Many insurers argue that the tax will make running their businesses more difficult and costly -- to the detriment of their customers. With less than six months left until the official implementation date, Sarfraz Thind looks at whether the industry has time to make its voice heard
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Infrastructure investment in vogue following Axa's €10bn plan
19 June 2013Concerns about treatment under Solvency II partially recede, says Fitch
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Allianz issues preliminary flood loss estimate
14 June 2013Gross impact on the group over €0.5bn
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Insured losses from German flood to reach €2.5bn-3bn
11 June 2013But impact on insurers' credit profiles "should be minimal", says Fitch
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Allianz's renewable energy investment tops €1.5bn following Google deal
06 June 2013Deal matches long-term liabilities of insurance companies