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Stand:updated on 01.01.2016 | Topic Investments of insurance companies Investments - Statistics

Statistics on the investments of primary insurers

The statistics below show the allocation of investments to asset classes and lines of business.

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Statistics - Investments of primary insurers

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Publications on this topic

Cir­cu­lar 11/2017 (VA)

Guidance on Investing the Guarantee Assets of Primary Insurance Undertakings which are subject to the Provisions for Small Insurance Undertakings (sections 212 to 217 of the German Insurance Supervision Act, as well as of German Pensionskassen and Pensionsfonds (Investment Circular)

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In times of low interest rates, insurers increasingly reach for derivatives – for hedging purposes but also to increase their yields. BaFin requires them to have the risks under control.

The right bal­ance

How insurers design their asset-liability management (ALM) and the role played by sustainability risks

Cir­cu­lar 3/2016 (VA) - Trustee for Mon­i­tor­ing of the Guar­an­tee As­sets (Sicherungsver­mö­gen)

Circular 3/2016 (VA) - Trustee for Monitoring of the Guarantee Assets (Sicherungsvermögen)

In­vest­ments: In­sur­ers search­ing for yield?

Towards the end of 2016, BaFin carried out a survey on behalf of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) into insurers' investment behaviour. The results are published on the EIOPA website.

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