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

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

Achmea says "exploring internal and external options" for life business

Dutch conglomerate has one life unit and two pensions units

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

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

Regulators' 2024 priorities: Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands

Insurance regulators explain why third-party IT risk, credit risk, sustainability and managing silent cyber coverage will be among their top concerns this year. Ronan McCaughey reports

BaFin's PE-ownership concerns nixed Viridium-Zurich deal

Insurer says it remains committed to finding a solution for legacy portfolio sale

Zurich's €20bn German life backbook deal with Virdium falls apart

'Project Sander' involved 720,000 policies and gross reserves worth €20bn, German unit's SFCR said

BaFin to scrutinise third-party IT risks facing insurers in 2024

The regulator has identified seven key risks for Germany's financial system

BaFin warns "permanently loss-making insurance lines are not acceptable"

German regulator issues statement in context of unabated claims inflation

Eiopa elects Irish and Portuguese supervisors to management board

Julia Wiens named as chief insurance regulator at BaFin

Baloise executive succeeds Frank Grund