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  • Ageas reveals Solvency II position

    29 September 2015

    Belgian insurer updates on internal model application and questions popularity of transitional measures

  • Ageas sets up internal reinsurer

    05 August 2015

    Diversification benefits under Solvency II expected further down the road

  • Insurers spend more than €5m lobbying EU

    07 May 2015

    Allianz, Axa, Prudential top spenders' list

  • Ageas stalls on Solvency II disclosure

    13 February 2015

    Waiting for key decisions from regulators

  • AIG completes £197m deal for Ageas Protect

    05 January 2015

    Term-life insurance provider has 350,000 policyholders in the UK

  • Prudential joins operational risk consortium

    25 September 2014

    Oric now up to 39 members

  • Ageas appoints State Street to manage funds

    27 January 2014

    Financial services firm to act as custodian for $4.5bn of Ageas' UK assets.

  • Protests against FTT build up steam

    21 June 2013

    Europe'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

  • Infrastructure investment in vogue following Axa's €10bn plan

    19 June 2013

    Concerns about treatment under Solvency II partially recede, says Fitch

  • Generating return in a cold climate

    03 May 2013

    Low interest rates are prompting insurers to look to further afield in their hunt for yield. For those with resources and dedication, two major areas of focus right now are corporate loans and infrastructure lending. But are these the assets of the future that many say they are? Sarfraz Thind reports