LATEST NEWS
- Europe’s insurance sector ‘robust’ and ‘well-capitalised’ but warnings issued over geopolitical/macroeconomic risk
- NZAOA calls for urgent action to tackle deforestation
- Finland’s Varma updates investment principles to invest in defence industry
- L&G agrees new £400m RCF for industrial property fund
- Chinese life insurance market records growth slowdown
NZAOA calls for urgent action to tackle deforestation
The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) is calling on investors to ensure their portfolios aren’t supporting or enabling deforestation
Finland’s Varma updates investment principles to invest in defence industry
Varma has revised its responsible investment principles to enable “productive and secure investment” in new business opportunities developing around the defence sector
L&G agrees new £400m RCF for industrial property fund
Legal & General (L&G) has announced a newly agreed £400m revolving credit facility (RCF) to refinance its Industrial Property Investment Fund (IPIF)
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Just Group completes £67m buy-in with two unnamed schemes
Two unnamed schemes have completed a multi-scheme buy-in worth £67m with Just Group, securing the benefits of all the schemes' members, including 675 pensioners and dependants, as well as 256 deferred members
BILTIR and ABI sign MoU
The Association of Bermuda International Long Term Insurers (BILTIR) and the ABI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation and coordination of views between the two organisations
US life insurers boost private credit allocation to one third of sector’s $6trn in assets
US life insurers increased their allocation to private credit to about one third of the sector’s $6trn in assets, latest figures published by Moody’s have revealed
Chinese life insurance market records growth slowdown
China’s life insurance sector has experienced slower growth amid business transformation, while the country’s non-life sector growth remains driven by initiatives from its Government, Fitch Ratings has stated
Patrick Tiernan appointed vice-chair of Insurance Europe’s RAB
Insurance Europe has announced that chief executive of Lloyd’s, Patrick Tiernan, has been appointed vice-chair of its Reinsurance Advisory Board (RAB)
Bank of England holds base rate at 4.25%
The Bank of England (BoE) has confirmed it will hold interest rates at their current level of 4.25%
EIOPA pushes to act as central data hub for insurance and pensions sector
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has called for a centralised approach to insurance and pensions data collection across the EU, warning that "fragmented" national practices are hindering the single market
Latest Features
Sustainability stays strong in emerging debt markets
In an otherwise ugly environment for bond issuers and investors, the future for emerging market debt looks unquestionably green
Time for insurers to embrace the ESG opportunity
Sustainability is rapidly becoming a core focus in investment strategies and access to reliable data is key to putting money to work with the right fund managers
Bond investors need to understand the volatility cycle
Fixed income markets have become increasingly volatile, a trend that looks set to continue. Investors need to adapt themselves
Strategic Credit: a nimble approach for an uncertain world
What are the advantages of active credit allocation in portfolios now that government bonds no longer serve their traditional purpose?
Schroders Global Investor Insights Survey
Adam Cadle talks to Debbie McKay, Insurance Strategist on the themes uncovered in Schroders’ global survey of 200+ insurance companies
Navigating credit markets
Adam Cadle speaks to Jon Mawby, Head of Investment Grade Credit at Pictet Asset Management, about navigating the credit markets given yields have fallen to low levels over the past decades, whilst interest rate duration risk has continued to rise.
Opportunities in alternative fixed income
Adam Cadle speaks to Frank Meijer, Head of Alternative Fixed Income at Aegon Asset Management, about the key opportunities within the alternative fixed income space and how insurers can access these.
Why are government bonds so important when thinking about climate change?
Adam Cadle speaks to Dr Laura Ryan, Head of Research, Ardea Investment Management, about the importance of government bonds and climate change, and how the scope of impact and potential for change couldn't be greater
Expert Views
How can we rethink insurance investment to solve the complexity challenge?
The model of insurance investing has been upended since the financial crisis by a confluence of
challenges. New assets, strategies and partnerships have the potential to help insurers
cut through this complexity and deliver sustainable solutions
Expert Views
New Rules, New opportunities: A return to European ABS for insurers?
At the height of the global financial crisis, insurance company investors withdrew from
the securitised debt market and sold down their asset-backed securities (ABS) holdings.
But a decade on, new regulation offers the potential for securitised debt to re-emerge
as an attractive investment opportunity for Solvency II-regulated insurers,
believes James King, Fund Manager at M&G Investments
Navigating insurance investment
Adam Cadle talks to Aon partner, Geoff Bauer, about how the firm helps insurers to achieve their objectives
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L&G sells US protection business to Meiji Yasuda for $2.3bn
Bermuda life insurer granted licence in Dubai
US P&C insurers achieve record investment income
Resolution Life announces $1bn block reinsurance transaction in Hong Kong
Active fixed income being outsold by passive despite 'outperformance'
Japanese life insurers' capitalisation and earnings to remain strong in FYE26
Pool Re selects Clearwater Analytics to modernise investment operations and risk management
Saudi Arabian insurance market consolidation to accelerate
Swedish occupational pension and insurance assets fall by SEK 197m
Broadstone acquires ExactVAL
Understanding Capital Solutions
Adam Cadle talks to HSBC Asset Management’s head of capital solutions, Borja Azpilicueta, and head of insurance business, Deepak Seeburrun, about the firm’s capital solutions proposition.
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