Sampo posted H1 20 earnings reaching €569m, -42% yoy. The decline came from the investment side, while the insurance business showed high resilience. The group’s solvency ratio stood at 187%. The insurer has also confirmed its intention to acquire 70% of Hastings Group Holdings with the South African RMI through a newly-formed jointly-owned company. The size of the Sampo’s investment should be €1.29bn, of which €1bn funded by newly-issued hybrid Tier 2 capital. Our ....