The European insurance industry is in a state of flux, according to a new study from the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA). The organizations recently conducted a stress test of nearly 130 as yet unidentified insurers. The test showed that the insurance market is quite robust, which means that most insurers are able to procure new clients and produce significant revenue. However, the thirteen unnamed insurance companies failed the test. Based upon its findings, the EIOPA estimates that these insurers would not be able to handle the impact…
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Conseco Life rate increase shot down
A federal court judge in California has rebuked Conseco Life Insurance Co., ruling against them in a class action suit. The ruling will prohibit the insurer from tripling its rates on nearly 50,000 life insurance policies sold in the late 80’s into the mid 90’s. The decision was made on Wednesday. The case began in 2002, when the Indiana Department of Insurance voiced their worry about the insurers’ ability to manage itself appropriately. Conseco filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection that year after it failed to acquire a competing insurance…
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