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Insurers to increase financial leverage in 2017 say rating agencies
27 January 2017Deleveraging trend bottoming out amid continued low rates
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Agenda 2017 part 1: Insurers prepare for another volatile year
10 January 2017Brexit, Solvency II look-through disclosures, SFCR reports, the Treasury Select Committee inquiry into Solvency II and the fallout from the Eiopa stress tests all present a daunting year ahead for insurance risk managers. Callum Tanner reports
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Trio of German life insurers cut rates on policies
09 December 2016Allianz, Ergo and Axa take knife to policy guarantees amid ultra-low rates
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Brexit may not benefit Irish market
27 October 2016S&P warns Dublin's strength largely down to proximity to London
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Credit downgrades raise strategic questions for insurers
22 September 2016Investors 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
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CCR plans 1 January start for open market reinsurer
09 September 2016French state-backed reinsurer splits public and private business
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Reinsurers wrong on cat bond flaws
31 August 2016Short but strong claims history and quality collateral says S&P
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French insurers' profit-sharing buffer hits nine-year high
23 August 2016Beleaguered sector braces for low interest-rate pinch
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Reinsurers raise ERM game
23 August 2016Sector is well-equipped to weather strong headwinds, S&P says
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Brexit prompts 13-point drop in L&G's Solvency II ratio
28 June 2016Ratio falls to 156% from 169% at end-2015