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Japan's non-life net income leaped 47% last year on keiretsu sell-downs
16 June 2025Falls in local shareholdings dented solvency of country's lifers, in year to March
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SFCR 2025 - The matching adjustment misfired, again, in Spain in 2024
13 June 2025Overall, the MA delivered a capital benefit to Spanish lifers using it in 2024. But that was not always the case, for the capital requirements of most of its users
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Challenger welcomes Apra's consultation on life illiquidity premium
13 June 2025Annuity writer calls proposals "significant improvement" on current capital settings
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Fitch cites Taiwan FX hedging costs for TransGlobe Life's negative rating watch
13 June 2025TGL's mismatch-hedging to "come under pressure" after "surge in hedging costs," Fitch predicts
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Apra edges towards, but rules out, matching adjustment for Australia, for now
12 June 2025Reforms to illiquidity premium for annuity writers were proposed today
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How best to hedge - Schroders' wise counsel on FX risk and APAC insurers
11 June 2025After sharp intakes of breath by some Taiwan lifers as their dollar jolted 8% against the greenback over two days last month, Insurance Asset Risk asked Pedro Moura, head of Asia client solutions at Schroders, for advice on APAC insurers hedging FX risk.
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Investment spread widens 8% at Japan's lifers, Fitch finds
11 June 2025Most recent annual figures show spread hit JPY 787bn by March
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Fubon Life adjusts FX hedging as volatility strikes markets
11 June 2025Q1 results reveal 5.41% investment return, up from 4.62% a year earlier
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Moody's Ratings reveals volume of ERMs in large UK MA portfolios
10 June 2025Total volume held was about 7% of total UK annuity investments in 2024, agency finds
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Sumitomo Life reveals second well-being-linked investment in a fortnight
10 June 2025Latest commitment for South Korean musculoskeletal treatment developer