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  • Inflation continues to drive up motor insurance premiums, says ABI

    11 May 2023

    The UK association noted average motor premiums increased 2% in Q1

  • Direct Line's Solvency II ratio to bounce back in 2023, says Jefferies

    24 April 2023

    The investment bank explains why the UK motor insurer does not need to raise capital

  • Motor claims inflation in UK "worse than initially feared"

    20 January 2023

    Further rate increases above claims inflation are required, says Jefferies

  • Solvency II ratios unlikely to be boosted by equity markets rise

    13 January 2023

    Symmetric adjustment will come into play, says Jefferies

  • Allianz non-life unit shrugs off claims inflation with record Q3 profits

    10 November 2022

    COR improves, but just misses market consensus

  • Legal & General's risk management comes under fire in UK financial crisis

    04 October 2022

    Jefferies suggests LGIM is likely to lose clients as a result of LDI action

  • Life back-book consolidators shrug off threat from rising rates

    09 August 2022

    Rising interest rates are unlikely to stop life insurers from selling their legacy liabilities to consolidators, as many other incentives for doing deals remain. David Walker reports

  • Axa reworked entire German life portfolio ahead of Athora sale

    18 July 2022

    Axa Deutschland's SFCR said partial guarantees now "the new market standard"

  • Direct Line cancels share buyback as inflation worries mount

    18 July 2022

    UK motor insurer's solvency drops 26pp in six months

  • Axa inks €660m deal with Athora for €16bn German life book sale

    15 July 2022

    Deferred annuities and endowments had average guarantee of 3.2%