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UK government refuses to intervene in LV demutualisation plans
16 September 2021"A matter for regulators and courts", says John Glen MP
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Access to capital not the only issue in LV= sale, says FCA chair
14 May 2021Charles Randell discussed with MPs the issues facing UK mutuals
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IAIS confirms five Swiss IAIGs
26 March 2021There are 48 IAIGs globally, 45 of which have been revealed
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Insurtech weekly: 2020 funding, FinTLV, The Hartford, Rhino, Inzmo, Pula
01 February 2021InsuranceERM's roundup of fundraisings and collaborations among insurance technology firms
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Swiss IAIGs expected to self-identify this year
18 January 2021Internationally active insurance groups will be subject to enhanced supervision and capital rules
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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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Mutuals' deferred shares could have saved LV= from demutualising
15 December 2020With the British life insurer planning to demutualise with the £530m sale of its business, Cintia Cheong talks to AFM chief Martin Shaw about the prospects for the mutual sector in the UK
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Storm clouds project cuts hail claims for Baloise
22 October 2020Despite damage, Europe's specialist hail insurers were profitable in 2019
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LV= holds exclusive takeover talks with Bain Capital
05 October 2020A deal is said to be valued at more than £500m
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LV= confirms takeover talks with several parties
28 September 2020Detailed negotiations are said to be happening with Royal London