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- Increasing number of US insurers outsourcing investment portfolios
- Just Group acquired by BWS in £2.4bn deal
- PE-owned US insurer investments increase by 16%
- Non-US insurers on 'Sell America' trend with trade policy accelerating the shift
- Just Group sourced 80% of its £1bn illiquid investments internally during H1
Just Group acquired by BWS in £2.4bn deal
Just Group has been acquired by insurer Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BWS) in a £2.4bn transaction
PE-owned US insurer investments increase by 16%
Total cash and invested assets for the 137 PE-owned US insurers at year-end 2024 increased about 16% based on year-end 2024 NAIC annual statement filings to $704.3bn, representing 7.8% of all US insurers’ total cash and invested assets
Non-US insurers on 'Sell America' trend with trade policy accelerating the shift
Non-US insurers are divesting from the US with trade policy accelerating the shift, new analysis from Clearwater Analytics has revealed
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Fixed income and equities lift Ilmarinen's H1 return to 2.1%
Finnish pension insurer, Ilmarinen, achieved a 2.1% return on its investments in the first half of 2025, as strong fixed income and equity markets lifted assets to a record €64bn and maintained solid solvency
Merger without recapitalisation puts Indonesian reinsurers under strain
The potential merger of three Indonesian reinsurers could dilute the capital profile of the domestic reinsurance market in the absence of fresh capital inflows, Fitch Ratings has said
Beazley grows premiums but H1 profit declines
Beazley has posted a 31% decline in pre-tax profits in its opening half results, after they fell to $502.5m
Just Group sourced 80% of its £1bn illiquid investments internally during H1
Just Group sourced 80% of its £1bn of illiquid investments internally during H1 2025, its latest financial results have revealed
Misys Retirement Benefits Plan completes £25m buy-in with L&G
The Misys Retirement Benefits Plan has completed a £25m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G), securing the benefits of around 190 deferred and pensioner members
Elo adopts 'cautiously positive' outlook despite H1 volatility
Finnish pension insurer, Elo, has said that its economic expectations for the rest of 2025 are "cautiously positive", despite its total surplus falling to €162m in the first half of 2025
Insurers told to act now amid increasingly competitive BPA market
Insurers must act with greater urgency to differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive bulk purchase annuity (BPA) market, XPS Group has said
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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