{"id":10,"date":"2023-10-09T10:32:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T10:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prev.blazethemes.com\/news-elementor-free-four\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-09-03T17:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:41:24","slug":"articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lifere.org\/articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5eefcd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5eefcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ecb47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14ecb47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3684113 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3684113\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6bfd6a elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"c6bfd6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4756 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-country-profile tag-country-profiles tag-main-sept-2026-2\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/sompos-air-innovation\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sompos-AIR-innovation_4.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4883\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sompos-AIR-innovation_4.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sompos-AIR-innovation_4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sompos-AIR-innovation_4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sompos-AIR-innovation_4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sompos-AIR-innovation_4-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/sompos-air-innovation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSompo\u2019s AIR innovation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Japanese insurer Sompo launched a life reinsurer in Bermuda last month. It is an innovative step in the company\u2019s growth and attests to the importance of asset intensive reinsurance for Japan\u2019s insurers.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa92ae elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-posts--thumbnail-left elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"caa92ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4609 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-feature tag-features tag-main-sept-2026-1\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/the-cayman-question\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Cayman-Question-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4631\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Cayman-Question-2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Cayman-Question-2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Cayman-Question-2-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Cayman-Question-2-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Cayman-Question-2-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/the-cayman-question\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Cayman Question\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In August, the NAIC came out with surprise news that it was considering a capital charge for the life reinsurance market. It has participants concerned. Central to the story is the Cayman Islands.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58c17f elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-posts--thumbnail-left elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"f58c17f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3933 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-feature tag-main-aug-26-1\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/the-value-of-curiosity\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Liane-Hirner.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3944\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Liane-Hirner.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Liane-Hirner-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Liane-Hirner-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Liane-Hirner-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Liane-Hirner-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/the-value-of-curiosity\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Value of Curiosity\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Liane Hirner, CFRO of VIG, has a strong belief in the merits of listening. It is a trait that has helped her navigate the shifts seen in life insurance in recent years, including macro volatility and the advent of trends like PE and asset intensive reinsurance.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f69776 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f69776\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b826c9e elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"b826c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3697 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-feature tag-features tag-main-july-2026-2\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/alexandra-jour-schroeder-a-new-dawn-for-eu-insurance-investment\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alexandra-Jour-Schroeder-a-new-dawn-for-EU-insurance-investment.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3698\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alexandra-Jour-Schroeder-a-new-dawn-for-EU-insurance-investment.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alexandra-Jour-Schroeder-a-new-dawn-for-EU-insurance-investment-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alexandra-Jour-Schroeder-a-new-dawn-for-EU-insurance-investment-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alexandra-Jour-Schroeder-a-new-dawn-for-EU-insurance-investment-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alexandra-Jour-Schroeder-a-new-dawn-for-EU-insurance-investment-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/alexandra-jour-schroeder-a-new-dawn-for-eu-insurance-investment\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAlexandra Jour-Schroeder: a new dawn for EU insurance investment\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Europe has an \u20ac800bn economic investment gap. Alexandra Jour-Schroeder, Deputy Director-General of DG FISMA, European Commission, says European insurers are going to get more opportunities to bridge this. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e21f75 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4e21f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8857a8c elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"8857a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3535 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-country-profile tag-country-profiles tag-main-july-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/japans-air-makeover\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Japans-AIR-makeover.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3536\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Japans-AIR-makeover.png 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Japans-AIR-makeover-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Japans-AIR-makeover-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Japans-AIR-makeover-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Japans-AIR-makeover-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/japans-air-makeover\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJapan\u2019s AIR makeover\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Japanese FSA\u2019s nuanced overhaul of its asset intensive reinsurance rules has been welcomed by participants as keeping a key capital-management tool intact for the country&#8217;s life insurers. So what do the new rules say? <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a87d3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26a87d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ddaf3 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"06ddaf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3499 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-country-profile tag-country-profiles tag-mainjune1\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/sweden-a-shining-star-in-europes-insurance-market\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sweden-a-shining-star-in-Europes-insurance-market.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sweden-a-shining-star-in-Europes-insurance-market.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sweden-a-shining-star-in-Europes-insurance-market-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sweden-a-shining-star-in-Europes-insurance-market-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sweden-a-shining-star-in-Europes-insurance-market-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sweden-a-shining-star-in-Europes-insurance-market-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/sweden-a-shining-star-in-europes-insurance-market\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSweden a shining star in Europe\u2019s insurance market\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Swedish insurance market is a model in innovation, investment and healthy risk-appetite. Countries around Europe are looking to see what they can learn from their Nordic neighbour, as Magnus Vesterlund, Chief Economist at Svensk F\u00f6rs\u00e4kring discusses.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408b2cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"408b2cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db0ec7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0db0ec7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f83b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32f83b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/features\/\">Features<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069c038 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"069c038\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2026682 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2026682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d49ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84d49ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa8e6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfa8e6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02eb0cf elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"02eb0cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2978 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-feature tag-main3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/the-pras-funded-re-clampdown\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bank-of-England-Gray.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bank-of-England-Gray.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bank-of-England-Gray-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bank-of-England-Gray-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bank-of-England-Gray-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bank-of-England-Gray-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/the-pras-funded-re-clampdown\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe PRA\u2019s funded re clampdown\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Has the PRA crashed the funded re market? That is the question many are asking following its recent proposal to hit the UK\u2019s funded re business with a 10% capital charge.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21fe0a elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"f21fe0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-877 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-feature tag-feature3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/europe-resetting-the-life-reinsurance-space\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Luca-Tres.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1903\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Luca-Tres.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Luca-Tres-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Luca-Tres-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Luca-Tres-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Luca-Tres-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/europe-resetting-the-life-reinsurance-space\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEurope Resetting the Life Reinsurance Space\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Luca Tres, Head of Strategic Risk and Capital Life Solutions, EMEA, Guy Carpenter, says convergence of rules is necessary to move the European life-re market forward.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f242274 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f242274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b3b40 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"e2b3b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1064 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-feature tag-feature1\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/eiopa-driving-europeanharmonisation\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dimitris-zafeiris.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1910\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dimitris-zafeiris.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dimitris-zafeiris-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dimitris-zafeiris-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dimitris-zafeiris-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dimitris-zafeiris-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/eiopa-driving-europeanharmonisation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEIOPA: Driving European harmonisation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dimitris Zafeiris, Head of Risks and Financial Stability Department at EIOPA, explains the key challenges the market faces, including PE and insurance, macro threats as well as life reinsurance in Europe.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1635b43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1635b43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f867f1 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-left elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"4f867f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-953 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-feature tag-country-profiles tag-feature tag-feature4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/netherlands-a-longevity-model\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-919\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/netherlands-a-longevity-model\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNetherlands: A longevity model\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The 2023 Netherlands Future of Pensions Act, which required all Dutch defined benefit pensions schemes to move to a defined contribution model by 1 January 2028, has been a major catalyst for what is now one of the biggest longevity risk transfer markets in Europe.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e28c9 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-left elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"c8e28c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/rgas-asset-intensive-insight\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRGA\u2019s asset intensive insight\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>RGA remains one of the few reinsurers to have transacted an asset intensive reinsurance deal in Europe. As Executive Vice Presidents Cormac Galvin, Head of EMEA, and Jonathan Porter, Global Chief Risk Officer, discuss, shifting life markets mean this is a long-term growth business.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a915d9 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-left elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"7a915d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-977 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-feature tag-country-profiles tag-feature6\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/italy-private-equity-can-be-a-force-for-good\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1225\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-valentin-ivantsov-2154772556-37263762.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2571\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-valentin-ivantsov-2154772556-37263762.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-valentin-ivantsov-2154772556-37263762-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-valentin-ivantsov-2154772556-37263762-1024x653.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-valentin-ivantsov-2154772556-37263762-768x490.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-valentin-ivantsov-2154772556-37263762-1536x980.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/italy-private-equity-can-be-a-force-for-good\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tItaly: Private equity can be a force for good\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Italy has experienced one of the more negative episodes in the private equity-insurance saga in recent times. Despite this, PE can play a constructive role in the market, says Rita Laura D\u2019Ecclesia, Member of the Board of Directors at the country\u2019s regulator, IVASS.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def944f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"def944f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a11722 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0a11722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/features\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/hungary-the-regulators-angle\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-994\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/hungary-the-regulators-angle\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHungary: The regulator\u2019s angle\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Hungary has been focused on growing its life market \u2013 and according to Kopp\u00e1ny Nagy, the National Bank of Hungary\u2019s (MNB) director for Insurance, Pension Funds and Intermediaries Supervision, there is an upward trend being observed.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-958 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-feature tag-country-profiles\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/switzerland-exploring-reinsurance\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Daniel-Weijand.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1904\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Daniel-Weijand.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Daniel-Weijand-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Daniel-Weijand-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Daniel-Weijand-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Daniel-Weijand-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/switzerland-exploring-reinsurance\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSwitzerland: Exploring reinsurance\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Switzerland has been at the vanguard of Europe\u2019s asset intensive investigations. Daniel Weijand, Supervisory Policy &#038; Legal Expertise at the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, FINMA, gives his take on where the market might be headed next.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-983 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-feature tag-country-profiles tag-feature5\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/poland-mass-lapse-potential\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-984\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/poland-mass-lapse-potential\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPoland: Mass lapse potential\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Poland is exploring the use of new techniques for its life insurance markets. But the make-up of the country\u2019s life products means it will not be pushing into reinsurance anytime soon, the financial regulator, the KNF, says.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-914 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-feature tag-country-profiles\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/germany-all-about-consolidation\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-915\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10.webp 1920w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifere.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifere.org\/germany-all-about-consolidation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGermany: All about consolidation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Germany could be on the cusp of a consolidation boom, after the path was cleared for a significant back-book transaction this year. 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