LATEST NEWS
- UK insurers set to face climate stress test
- Japan Post Insurance shifts approach to sustainable investing
- EIOPA calls for information on LTG measures and SII review
- Allianz looking to combine AM arm with DWS - reports
- Junior infra debt ‘uniquely placed’ to form key part of insurers' investment portfolios
Japan Post Insurance shifts approach to sustainable investing
Japan Post Insurance is shifting its approach to sustainable investing by picking companies with a technological edge to solving global problems, its investment chief has said
EIOPA calls for information on LTG measures and SII review
EIOPA has announced the request addressed to insurance undertakings of the EEA and subject to Solvency II (SII) to provide information on the Long-Term Guarantees (LTG) measures, on the dynamic volatility adjustment and on long-term illiquid liabilities
Allianz looking to combine AM arm with DWS - reports
Allianz is exploring combining its asset management (AM) arm with DWS, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters
Other News Stories...
UK insurers ‘generally well prepared’ for Brexit, ratings agency says
UK insurers are “generally well prepared” for Brexit, according to U.S.-based credit ratings agency AM Best
May tells MPs she is ‘not prepared to delay Brexit beyond June’
Prime Minister Theresa May has told MPs she is “not prepared to delay Brexit any further than 30 June, and hinted that she will quit if the UK stays beyond this period
Blanc to replace Conoscente as Scor reinsurance CEO
SCOR Global P&C has announced that Michel Blanc is to be promoted to CEO of reinsurance, following Jean-Paul Conoscente’s appointment as CEO of SCOR Global P&C with effect from 1 April 2019
Junior infra debt ‘uniquely placed’ to form key part of insurers' investment portfolios
Junior infrastructure debt is "uniquely placed" to form an important part of insurers’ investment portfolios due to its high illiquidity premium, lower risk credit risk profile, moderate tenor and unique diversification characteristics, Schroders has said.
In its latest thought-piece co-authored by insurance ALM director Clara Yan and alternatives director Claire Smith, Schroders said “junior debt offers a unique profile where investors can capture a high complexity, or illiquidity, premium for often a better credit profile compared to other asset classes of similar ratings or returns”
Munich Re expecting return on investments of around 3%
Munich Re expects an investment result of around €6.5bn for 2019, representing a return on investments of about 3%, according to its latest financial statement
Short Brexit extension ‘will be possible’ but ‘conditional on positive vote in HOC’ - Tusk
European Council President Donald Tusk has said he believes a short Brexit extension ‘will be possible’ but only on the condition that MPs pass Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal in the House of Commons (HOC)
Insurance companies see 2018 GWP increase by 4.5% to 10.14bn lei
Insurance companies regulated and authorised by the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) have seen their 2018 gross premiums increase by 4.5% to 10.14bn lei, according to latest figures
Latest Features
Real estate debt: how to target better outcomes from private debt investment
Careful underwriting of real estate debt can provide downside protection for insurers’ portfolios as the market cycle turns, says M&G’s Real Estate Debt Finance director Duncan Batty
Insurance Europe 'puzzled' by length of EIOPA's stress test recommendations
Insurance Europe is 'puzzled' by the long list of supervisory actions recommended by EIOPA arising from its latest stress test report
'Double-hit' scenario to cause €160bn EU insurer balance sheet plunge
A 'double-hit' scenario across Europe is to have a negative impact worth €160bn on the undertakings balance-sheets of EU-wide insurers and for a 'low-for-long' scenario an impact of €100bn, according to EIOPA's latest insurance stress test report
Real estate debt: a compelling investment case for insurers
Insurance companies are increasingly seeking investments that offer both attractive returns and make efficient use of capital. A growing number are recognising the valuable role that real estate debt – specifically senior mortgages on commercial property – can play within a core fixed income portfolio – and the multiple benefits it can offer large-scale investors with longer investment horizons and capacity to accept illiquidity
Emerging Market Debt
Editor Adam Cadle talks to BNP Paribas Asset Management head of emerging markets debt Bryan Carter about the asset class and the opportunities in this space
HSBC: Asian credit
Adam Cadle talks to HSBC Global Asset Management global head of insurance segment Andries Hoekema and head of insurance business EMEA Deepak Seeburrun about investing in Asian credit for European insurers
Most read stories...
HSBC: Solvency II
Adam Cadle talks to HSBC Global Asset Management global head of insurance segment Andries Hoekema and head of insurance business EMEA Deepak Seeburrun about Solvency II optimisation
Financial Results
