Archive

  • Italian life firms' SFCRs reveal rising policy lapse rates in 2023

    17 April 2024

    Solvency filings discuss methods sector used to tackle the risk

  • SFCRs shine light on German legacy life books of Zurich and Axa

    16 April 2024

    Groups have planned, with mixed success, to sell the back-books to consolidators

  • Athora boosts 2023 capital generation with major contribution from Netherlands

    02 April 2024

    Life insurance consolidator wrote two Dutch pension risk transfer deals last year

  • Athora chief gives insurance sector a "C-" on perception and societal contribution

    20 February 2024

    Mike Wells warned issues arise when insurers veer away from their traditional roles

  • Moody's predicts German life consolidation to slow after Zurich-Viridium deal is cancelled

    01 February 2024

    Christian Badorff says that even the perception of BaFin rejecting PE-backed deals could decelerate activity

  • IAIS list of internationally active insurance groups rises to 55

    03 November 2023

    Three new IAIGs identified, including two in Bermuda

  • Athora Germany appoints CEO and CFO in push to complete Axa deal

    31 August 2023

    Immo Querner and Isabella Pfaller join life insurance consolidator

  • Athora names Michael Koller as its group CRO

    29 June 2023

    Koller is joined by Chantal Waight who has taken up a senior risk role at the European life insurance consolidator

  • What Italy's life insurers are saying about lapse risk

    05 May 2023

    Insurance Risk Data analyses firms' 2022 disclosures and predictions for 2023

  • Private equity firms could find themselves on IAIG list

    16 February 2023

    Regulators admit growth of PE-backed insurers has sizeable influence on sector