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Country profile: Germany
16 March 2021Europe's third-largest insurance industry has survived the coronavirus pandemic so far, but continues to be plagued by low rates and poor profitability in motor and home cover, as David Walker describes in this special report featuring interviews with BaFin's Frank Grund and GDV's Jörg Asmussen
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Eiopa data reveals extent of solvency recovery by Q3 2020
01 March 2021Europe's insurers still not back to pre-pandemic capital adequacy
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Bermuda's hedge fund reinsurers move away from failing formula
17 February 2021High investment return strategy has not worked, says Fitch
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Solvency II performed well during Covid-19, but challenges persist
04 February 2021Fitch event panellists discussed Solvency II, Covid-19 and post-pandemic recovery
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Australian insurers face BI legal slog after "one shot" plan backfires
29 January 2021After failing spectacularly to prove they were not liable for business interruption claims related to Covid-19 lockdowns, Australian underwriters are now facing the prospect of numerous and lengthy court cases. David Walker reports
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Germany's interest rate reserve gets bigger - and better
07 January 2021German life insurers paid more into the Zinszusatzreserve again in 2020, despite the new "corridor method" of calculation that intended to unburden the sector. Industry leaders tell David Walker the ZZR remains fit for purpose nonetheless
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CECL had little impact on US insurers in 2020
09 December 2020Fitch said the accounting standard is largely immaterial for insurer reported equity
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Mounting ZZR contributions "appropriate" in current environment
01 December 2020German trade association backs methodology revised in 2018
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News in brief: GFIA president, Aon adding climate to cat models, and more
16 November 2020Reinsurers' Covid-19 losses begin to fade
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Alternative reinsurance capital issuance stalls
30 September 2020Fitch Ratings estimates little growth for the rest of this year and into 2021