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Hong Kong life sales expected to rebound as China reopens border
11 January 2023Chinese customers represented about 30% of total HK life business before pandemic
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RVS Monte Carlo 2022: reinsurers gather amid turbulent backdrop
09 September 2022After a two-year absence, the annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) returns to the glitzy surroundings of Monte Carlo during an eventful period for the reinsurance sector. Paul Walsh previews some key talking points
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Life back-book consolidators shrug off threat from rising rates
09 August 2022Rising 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
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Generali and Unipol assessed for BTP exposure as Italy demoted
01 August 2022S&P Global Ratings has downgraded Italy's outlook to stable
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Insurers may face capital erosion akin to 2020 crisis
14 July 2022S&P Global said European insurers have been impacted by the drop in equity and bond markets
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R.I.P. traditional life insurance
11 July 2022Low interest rates killed off European life insurance products that offered policyholders guaranteed annual returns. Even now as rates rise, David Walker finds practitioners are ready to bury the concept
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Suncorp boosts nat cat budget by A$200m as flooding hits Australia
04 July 2022S&P Global expects "continued upward pressure" on industry's reinsurance rates
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Taiwanese non-life insurers may face capital hit as Covid-19 surges
15 June 2022S&P Global had previously downgraded some Taiwanese non-life firms
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Worst case specialty losses from Ukraine conflict could hit $35bn
01 April 2022S&P said any loss scenario for specialty lines would not hit reinsurer capital
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IAG boosts nat cat expectation following Australia floods
09 March 2022Trade body chief says some insurers might have "no appetite" for flood-afflicted areas