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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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Insurers slowed down buying of credit, again, in 2021
04 July 2022COVID stress led sector to net-sell financial paper last year
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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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Research finds Europe's insurers hit 'peak stinginess' to shareholders
01 July 2022Research paper found stress-tests did not affect buyback and dividend levels since 2018
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Taiwan lifers miss Russian bond payments
30 June 2022Cathay Life expected delays, and payment in roubles
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Belgian regulator quantifies effect of inflation-related investments on solvency ratio
28 June 2022Linkers and inflation hedges did heavy lifting in recent inflationary bout
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Tokio Marine confirms investor status by Q1 risk budget breakdown
27 June 2022Asset management risk now represents 67% of total risks
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Viridium adds €21bn assets in Zurich German life book deal
24 June 2022Zurich will add 8 points to its Swiss Solvency Test ratio
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Moody's spells out illiquid investment exposure of UK insurers
24 June 2022Allocations will grow to underpin more bulk purchase annuity work, ratings agency predicts