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Diversification and caution characterise insurers' 2014 asset strategies
05 March 2014Another year of weak yields from bonds is prompting some insurers to continue diversifying their investment portfolios. But with predictions of weaker equity markets and continuing low interest rates, others are battening down the hatches. Jamie Bullen and Christopher Cundy report
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Hiscox remains cautious on investment risk
24 February 2014Re/insurer reported growth in premiums and profits in 2013
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UK winter storms could cost £1bn
11 February 2014Insured losses from December and January weather approaching £500m
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"Tide is rising" on gender equality in insurance sector
29 January 2014Lord Mayor Fiona Woolf urges women to persevere with efforts
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Getting women on board
16 January 2014The insurance business has a lack of women in senior leadership roles. Jamie Bullen talks to several high flying women to find out what more can be done, the importance of networking and whether quotas should be introduced
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The technologies reshaping insurance
18 October 2013The insurance industry doesn't often evoke science fiction. But recent technological advances have been so drastic they could have leapt from the pages of Isaac Asimov. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Mexican solvency reforms to test insurers' practices
09 August 2013Mexico is due to implement its version of Solvency II in April 2015, but companies will face challenges in improving their risk management, governance and disclosure practices. Lorna Davies reports
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Old Mutual confirms exit from IMAP
07 August 2013But will continue to use internal model for managing the business
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Hiscox latest to report investment slump
29 July 2013Low bond yields also bring greater competition from ILS investors
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Re/insurers struggle to raise investment income
07 May 2013Underwriting performance drives improvement in first quarter results