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Resolution Life raises $750m in debut AT1 issue

Life re/insurance group claims first in Bermuda market

Flood MGA Neptune seeking to raise up to $424m via IPO

Singapore's lawmakers face fresh fire over blocked Income Insurance deal with Allianz

Income's capital reduction in 2023 was put under microscope in parliament this week

CyberCube raises $50m to fund product and market development

Cyber risk modelling firm has raised more than $100m to date

Old accounting will remain for a while after IFRS 17 is adopted

Requirement to explain connections between Solvency II and IFRS 17 will last much longer

ICS capital calculations: onerous, uncertain, but growing in relevance

The global Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) requires yet more modelling work for insurers and some of its rules for calculating capital are vague. It's currently a low priority for insurers and investors, but UK firms in particular should watch closely. Christopher Cundy reports

Insurers report declining solvency ratios following Covid-19 hit

Aegon, Zurich and L&G say declines remain manageable for now

Swiss Re to push ahead with ReAssure IPO

Targets trillion-pound opportunities in closed-book life consolidation

Credit downgrades raise strategic questions for insurers

Investors are questioning the impact of credit downgrades on insurers' Solvency II balance sheets. Hugo Coelho investigates how firms are gauging this risk and why they resist putting a figure on it

UK firms split on interest rate hedging strategy

L&G has put its economic view on the pedestal, moving away from its rivals and challenging analysts who take Solvency II figures more seriously. Callum Tanner reports