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Whatever happened to the Solvency II TMTP?
17 September 2025The transitional measure on technical provisions (TMTP) boosted European insurers' solvency by more than €90bn in 2020 - but today it's just a fraction of that. Christopher Cundy finds out why
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Germany engulfed by natcat insurability debate
29 July 2025The coalition government has pledged to make flood coverage mandatory for residential properties, but industry experts are concerned about the practicalities of the declaration. David Walker and Martin Assmann report
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Expect more motor inflation in Germany, says GDV
03 June 2025Parts price inflation continues to erode underwriting margins
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Trump tariffs to hurt life insurers the most as 'liberation day' causes chaos
03 April 2025Tariffs took effect last night have seen a global asset rout, challenging those holding riskier investments
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Volker Kudszus: motor claims inflation is still a challenge for insurers
10 January 2025Volker Kudszus, managing director and sector lead for insurance ratings EMEA at S&P Global Ratings, says insurers have demonstrated resilience in their modelling, but motor claims inflation is still an issue
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Vast capital surplus puts European insurers in strong position, says S&P
27 November 2024Biggest risk likely to be geopolitical impacts on capital markets
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IFRS 17 is "two steps forward, one step back" for insurance accounting
03 July 2024Updated standard removes asset-liability mismatch, but impedes comparability, says S&P
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Finding a consensus on IFRS 17 leverage ratios
23 January 2023Some signs of agreement on how financial leverage will be presented under the new insurance contracts accounting standard are emerging, but options remain open, as Christopher Cundy reports
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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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IFRS 17: still waiting for disclosures
04 August 2022The IFRS 17 accounting standard is due to be implemented in five months' time, but many insurers are leaving it until the eleventh hour to reveal what impact the transition will have on their financial metrics. Christopher Cundy and Paul Walsh report
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