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EIOPA calls for non-financial information to be audited
16 June 2020European watchdog said verification requirements would improve reliability and comparability of ESG data
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IAR survey: Insurers express satisfaction with central banks' pandemic reactions
15 June 2020As happened in the other recent crises central banks stepped into markets impacted by COVID-19. But did they do enough, and were they fast enough? Insurance Asset Risk gauges insurance stakeholders' opinions. Vincent Huck reports
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IAR survey: Insurers split on likelihood of a second COVID-19 wave
08 June 2020Insurance Asset Risk surveyed the market on the shape of the COVID-19 recovery and found insurers divided on the likelihood of a second wave of the pandemic, though more positive about the recovery than third-party asset managers helping them. Vincent Huck reports
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COVID-19 shock is reality check for SII framework, Cattolica's CIO says
05 June 2020Massimo di Tria's comments after local regulator ordered insurer to increase capital by €500m
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Webinar Q&A: The evolution of the GA
04 June 2020Insurance Asset Risk and FactSet held a webinar on 21 May on considerations for insurers investing amid the current market volatility and on how COVID-19 might create a 'new normal' for insurers' strategic asset allocation. Panellists tackle the questions left unanswered on the day due to time constraints, after the initial discussion. Compiled by Vincent Huck
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CNP Assurances to divest from tobacco
27 May 2020French insurer has brought down its investment in the sector to €200m over past two years
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French regulator reveals climate stress scenarios for insurers
26 May 2020'Business as usual' scenario still a possibility, but most pessimistic outcome ACPR says
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Generali reveals impact on solvency if Italian debt gets downgraded
22 May 2020Analysts question Generali on validity of sensitivities to market shocks
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Where is the G in ESG?
20 May 2020In the second piece of this two-part interview, Michael Morosi, global equity manager at Mapfre, unwraps the concept of good governance and how his fund makes investment decisions accordingly. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Allianz's CRO: Calls for dividend payments suspension, "a knee-jerk reaction"
14 May 2020Tom Wilson describes the request by some supervisors as a sort of abdication of responsibility