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Gjensidige pays out 2019 dividend
Decision comes after Norwegian government lifts ban
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Scor raises €300m of tier 2 debt
French reinsurer takes advantage of low rates to raise capital
Lloyd's solvency slumps as capital add-on introduced
Market expects to pay £5bn in Covid-19-related claims
Biltir to hold virtual Bermuda conference
The physical life and annuity conference was initially cancelled due to Covid-19
Generali Switzerland loses its top two CROs
Giselle Lim and Roger Kaufmann are departing
COMMENT: French life insurers and their €37bn Christmas present
Christopher Cundy and Cherise Veerasawmy discover the huge benefits from a change to French financial law at the end of last year
Insurance Risk Data adds reports from Swiss and Bermudian insurers
The database features European insurers' financial and regulatory filings, including Lloyd's syndicates
Ex-Darag CFO launches legacy carrier with €500m of capital
Simon Minshall-led firm is backed by US investment group Oaktree Capital
Analysis
The cloud is a silver lining amid Covid-19
Covid-19 has put to bed any doubts about the use of cloud technology for risk and capital management. The pandemic will also drive more sophisticated risk modelling, as Ronan McCaughey discusses in his review of key trends in the risk software markets
Value creation analysis finds an "enormous gap" between best and worst insurers
BCG's analysis of value creation by insurers has found a massive gap between companies, much more so than in other industries. And the challenges posed by Covid-19 are putting extra pressure on the worst performers to respond. Christopher Cundy reports
Australia's life insurers in the emergency room
David Walker reports on the suitability, reputational and distribution crises that are destroying the profitability of the country's life sector
Solvency II interest rate risk: a floor to cure the flaw
Eiopa's stakeholder group has proposed an alternative solution to what it sees as a flawed proposal to reform the interest rate risk module. Christopher Cundy reports
Covid-19's consequences for solvency, stress and scenario testing
What lessons have been learned from the solvency risks created by the pandemic? Three experts discuss with Christopher Cundy the reactions from insurers and supervisors, and the implications for future regulation
AIG Life's playbook for Covid-19
Ruth Middleton, AIG Life's chief risk officer, and Debbie Bolton, chief underwriter and head of customer operations at the UK life insurer, tell Ronan McCaughey how the provider has adapted to Covid-19 and reveal their post-pandemic outlook