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Aegon offloads last US life block to Scor
07 August 2018Deal expected to generate $50m on Transamerica’s capital but a $105m pre-tax IFRS loss
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Equity release mortgage lending "a scandal like Equitable Life"
07 August 2018Durham University professor warns of major errors in insurers' valuation
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Equity release mortgages: stopping the roof falling in
07 August 2018The Prudential Regulation Authority has shaken up life insurers by proposing new assumptions around the valuation of ERMs. The more prudent approach seeks to avoid a potential disaster if house prices stagnate or crash, but the impact on insurers could be serious. Christopher Cundy reports
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Winter weather more than halves LV='s GI profit
07 August 2018While life segment's profit more than doubles
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Munich Re tightens coal underwriting and divestment policies
07 August 2018No more re/insurance for coal mines and power plants in developed countries
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Standard Life Aberdeen profits take a hit in "tough market"
07 August 2018Challenging market conditions led to a 12% drop in pre-tax profits
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UK bulk annuity market on track for record year
06 August 2018Insurers can be “relatively choosy” over deals, says Aon
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Berkshire Hathaway's underwriting result rebounds
06 August 2018Recovery mainly comes from favourable US tax cut
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Environmental group targets UK insurers over climate risk management
06 August 2018Admiral, Lancashire and Phoenix are accused of failing to include climate risk in their annual reports
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Phoenix appoints PIC non-exec as chairman
03 August 2018Nicholas Lyons is due to take over on 1 September