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Life back-book consolidators shrug off threat from rising rates

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

Phoenix buys Sun Life UK

Rishi Sunak meets UK annuity writers, promises speedy reform to Solvency II

Finance ministry acknowledges complexity of changes

UK insurers set five-point plan to maximise climate risk management

The ABI set out the required actions at its climate change summit today

IFRS IC likely to stand its ground on IFRS 17 annuity decision

Staff at the IFRS Interpretations Committee have backed the original decision on annuity accounting, going against the view of most stakeholders. Cintia Cheong reports

Russia grants its insurers capital requirement concessions

The Russian central bank has taken the decision as the Russia-Ukraine war continues

Europe's life insurers release Covid-19 reserves as pandemic eases

Future mortality improvements likely to be suppressed, insurers report

Phoenix proves its pivot towards open life markets

The UK consolidator of legacy portfolios pays "organic growth" dividend

InsuranceERM's Risk team of the year: Phoenix Group

Chief risk officer Jonathan Pears explains to Ronan McCaughey how his team has managed the integration - and improvement - of the risk functions and internal models

InsuranceERM UK & Europe 2022 awards: winners revealed

The awards recognise top achievements in risk management in the UK and European insurance sector