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Life back-book consolidators shrug off threat from rising rates
Rising 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
Axa reworked entire German life portfolio ahead of Athora sale
Axa Deutschland's SFCR said partial guarantees now "the new market standard"
Direct Line cancels share buyback as inflation worries mount
UK motor insurer's solvency drops 26pp in six months
Axa inks €660m deal with Athora for €16bn German life book sale
Deferred annuities and endowments had average guarantee of 3.2%
Rising interest rates unlikely to deter life back-book sellers, says Moody's
Jefferies urging Axa to consider German legacy life book sale
Allianz's average life guarantee falls one-third since 2011
Moody's says Structured Alpha hedge funds costs are "digested," and raises group's outlook
Widening spreads hit UK motor insurers' solvency ratios
Investment bank Jefferies says market dynamics are impeding UK motor insurers
Australia's Suncorp considering sale of bank unit
Divestment would be latest in long line of such divisions
UK Solvency II reforms warmly welcomed by life insurers
The changes would include cuts to the risk margin for life insurers of 60-70%, while capital held by life insurers could be slashed by 15%. Paul Walsh and Cintia Cheong get the market's reaction
Beazley storms back to profit while cutting cyber exposure
Cyber exposure was reduced but premiums increased