Credit: REUTERS/WOLFGANG RATTAYMUNICH, April 3 (Reuters) - German financial regulator BaFin said on Friday a general payout ban for insurers and pension funds is currently not necessary after the EU's insurance regulator said dividends and share buybacks should be suspended during the coronavirus pandemic.
UPDATE 2-EU tells insurers to suspend dividends, avoid bonuses in pandemic
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