83% of insurance senior execs believe risk profiles will increase in year ahead
Eighty-three per cent of senior executives working in insurance asset management or in investment management firms supporting insurers believe risk profiles will increase in the year ahead, with 20% expecting a dramatic increase
BP Pension Fund secures £1.6m buy-in with L&G
The BP Pension Fund has secured a £1.6bn buy-in with Legal & General (L&G), although concerns around past pension increases are still ongoing, with the BP Pensioner Group expressing disappointment over the news
Most UK life insurers’ SII ratios are about or above 200%, Fitch says
Most UK life insurers’ Solvency II (SII) ratios are about or above 200% despite weaker bulk annuity volumes in H1 2025 and lower new-business profitability, Fitch Ratings has said
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Rothesay generates new business premiums of £0.3bn in H1 2025
Rothesay generated new business premiums of £0.3bn in H1 2025, and has either completed, or is exclusive on, over £4bn of further news business in the second half of the year
US insurers’ bank loan investments increase to $123.4bn
US insurers’ bank loan investments totalled $123.4bn in book/adjusted carrying value (BACV) at year-end 2024, representing a small increase from about $122bn at year-end 2023, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
BPA market on track for 'record breaking' activity in 2025 despite fall in volumes
The UK bulk purchase annuity (BPA) market is on track for a record-breaking 350 transactions in 2025, with total volumes expected to exceed £40bn for the third consecutive year, analysis from LCP has found
Economic volatility undermines Q2 US PRT sales
Total US pension risk transfer (PRT) new premium fell 64% in Q2 2025 to $4.1bn, according to LIMRA’s US Group Annuity Risk Transfer Sales Survey
Life insurance growth to outpace non-life segment in 2025 – Mapfre
Growth in the life segment of the global insurance industry is expected to outpace the non-life segment in 2025, according to a new report from Mapfre
Amtico Company Pension Scheme completes £52m buy-in with Standard Life
The Amtico Company Pension Scheme has completed a £52m full buy-in with Standard Life, securing the benefits of 425 members
Phoenix Group to change name to Standard Life next year
Phoenix Group is to change its name to Standard Life in March next year
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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
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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
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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.
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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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