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  • Standard Life Aberdeen's Indian JV discusses M&A with Munich Re

    21 February 2018

    HDFC Standard Life Insurance said to be targeting Apollo Munich Health Insurance

  • Zurich sells student portfolio Endsleigh to broker

    03 January 2018

    Endsleigh's profit more than halved in 2016

  • Justice Committee's Ogden advice raises fear of further delay

    30 November 2017

    MPs have told the government it must face the "real world" when implementing the new personal injury discount rate. But its recommendations may cause more delay to the process, and pain for insurers as the industry tussles with making appropriate assumptions. Paul Walsh reports

  • LCP survey finds a quarter of non-life QRTs full of "obvious errors"

    17 August 2017

    Nearly a quarter would also need to recapitalise after loss of capital equal to MCR

  • Ageas UK takes actions as SCR ratio dips below 100%

    10 May 2017

    Change to Ogden rate sends solvency ratio tumbling

  • The ongoing ordeal of Ogden

    11 April 2017

    The change to UK's damages discount rate came as a huge surprise to many insurers. But this is far from being a one-off shock. Christopher Cundy reports

  • Ogden rate battle: insurers will be consulted on review

    01 March 2017

    Discount rate needs to be fair, say Hammond and ABI

  • Axa joins others in assuming 1% Ogden rate

    23 February 2017

    Actuaries widely assuming 1% to 1.5% range

  • Ageas hit by troubles in UK business

    15 February 2017

    Ogden rate, Glasgow restructure and special risks lines to blame

  • Ageas reserves for Ogden rate of 1%

    08 February 2017

    Adds €55m to reserves in expectation of rising liability compensation