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CNP Assurances reveals two central economic scenarios - and its own GA's path forward
09 May 2023More alternatives were bought by French group in 2022
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BaFin data shows €150bn investment shortfall for German lifers
09 May 2023Liquidity management should help handle lapse risk
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The sun shines again on Spanish general accounts
08 May 2023As fixed income yields rise, Spanish insurers' CIOs may reflect happily on their 76% weighting to fixed interest interests - and smile again, David Walker writes
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'Small dirty bomb' scenario improves Zurich unit's capital ratio by 15%
08 May 2023Insurer also models pandemic, 'credit crisis' and 'financial distress' scenarios
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Investment volatility and rising rates will keep lapse risk high in 2023, expect Italy's lifers
05 May 2023Latest solvency reports described ways they combatted surrender risk in 2022
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Chart of the Week - A Lack in Look-through
05 May 2023Insurers pressure fund managers to reveal line-item detail of investments. SFCRs suggest it doesn't always work
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Aviva Life & Pensions UK's MA-eligible assets fall in 2022
05 May 2023MA asset portfolio dropped to £46.8bn, SFCR shows
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Bolting for the door - could 'mass lapse' risk trigger 'mass bond sales' at French lifers?
04 May 2023Better interest rates mean better investment options than life policies. As France's exposed lifers watch on, some count up their liquid assets, some count on customer loyalty - but will all ultimately count on CIOs, to sell off GAs? David Walker reports
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Generali to transfer €2.8bn assets to Frankfurter Leben in pensions sale
04 May 2023Parties hope M&A will complete by year's end
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European lifers' liquidity risk manageable as surrender rates rise
04 May 2023Fitch says sources of liquid funds and good ALM will protect sector