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Petra Hielkema: "Some corners were cut" in haste to draft EU insurance rules
01 July 2024The chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa), speaks to Ronan McCaughey about the highs and lows for the insurance industry following the past European parliamentary term, lessons learnt and emerging risks to watch
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Suzanne Williams-Charles: Bermuda staying nimble is a key for growth in life business
26 June 2024The CEO of the Bermuda International Long-Term Insurers and Reinsurers (Biltir) association talks to Paul Walsh about the island's fast-growing life sector and her ambitions for the role
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The mixed picture for life backbook deals in Europe
24 June 2024While life backbook consolidation in Germany seems to have stalled, in Spain it's a more a case of 'full steam ahead', David Walker finds
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PE and insurance: perception versus reality
21 June 2024Private equity and alternative asset manager-owned life insurers have been accused of making risky investments and running opaque businesses intent on making a fast buck. The facts may not bear this out, as Sarfraz Thind reports in the first of a two-part article
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The end of the road for matching adjustment reforms
18 June 2024The long journey to update the UK's version of the Solvency II matching adjustment is finally complete. Nick Ford summarises the implications of the changes and what's in store for life insurers
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Consolidated results: how Medvida Partners completes deals in a tough environment
17 June 2024Europe's life insurance consolidators are under close scrutiny by regulators, but Antonio Trueba tells David Walker how his firm has cleared the hurdles - and why the market is set to thrive
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Athora's Mike Wells: regulators have given us permission to grow
14 June 2024CEO of the major European life insurance and pensions group comments on IFRS 17, regulatory change and consumer trends. Joshua Geer reports
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CROs' secrets of success for managing third-party and digital risks
31 May 2024Risk experts explain how insurers can improve operational and third-party risk management, what works for them, and the impact of new regulations in this area. Ronan McCaughey reports
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Full steam ahead for US bulk annuity market
02 May 2024The rapidly growing US market for pension liabilities offers great potential for life insurers. However, there are concerns that litigation and regulatory changes could derail the progress achieved. Ronan McCaughey explains
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Asset-intensive reinsurance intensively assessed
09 April 2024The NAIC is drawing up proposals to tackle asset-intensive reinsurance as regulators worry about the vast volumes of risk being ceded outside the US. Sarfraz Thind reports