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IVASS reveals where, and why, paper losses sit in insurers' general accounts
05 July 2022Regulator let lifers stress-test negative rates environment in 2021 mid-year trials
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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