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IVASS reveals €25bn reduction in BTP exposure in 2021
04 July 2022Trimming left general accounts 38% exposed, on average
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Chart of the Week - Veni, vidi, vendidit ('I came, I saw, I sold [my BTPs]')
01 July 2022Julius Caesar obviously loved the Roman Empire. Insurers' CIOs who kept selling off BTPs in 2021 seem less convinced
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Italian insurers in first net capital loss position "for several years" as rates rise
01 July 2022IVASS head leaves door open for re-emergence of non-unit linked products
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Generali earns Moody's upgrade as BTP exposure falls
09 May 2022But shareholder divisions earn a warning as governance risk grows
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Italian insurers' solvency slid to 101% in EIOPA stress test
06 May 2022Exposures to BTPs and BBB private bonds largely responsible, says Banc d'Italia
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IVASS consults on significant investment reform of pension products
22 April 2022And warns insurers about "complex" capital optimisation tools of asset managers
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Ivass consults on changing capital gains recognition in unit-linked policies
17 March 2022Regulator suggests letting providers propose different recognition policy in mid-stream
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Chart of the week: IVASS reveals extent of Italians' spread risk
03 December 2021Insurers cut BTPs by 2 percentage points in H1 2021, but are still half their portfolios
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The road to BTP exposure is rocky...
29 October 2021IVASS report shows Italian insurers diversifying portfolios, as investments hit €1trn
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BTPs - the love affair Italian CIOs can't quite let go of...
16 September 2021Italians love their domestic government bonds, and although regulators beg for diversification, CIOs are in no rush to let go. Abbie Wood reports