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Insurance Asset Management Conference back for 2026

Following its huge success in previous years, the Insurance Asset Management Conference is back for 2026 and is one not to be missed!

78% of German insurers’ investments covered by decarbonisation goal, down from 91%

Seventy-eight per cent of German primary insurers’ investments are covered by a decarbonisation goal, a significant decline from last year’s figure of 91%, according to the German Insurance Association, GDV

PIC to halt any new real estate equity investments

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has decided to stop making any new investments in real estate equity

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Achmea completes Dutch pension buyout with Kring ES Nederland

Achmea Pension & Life Insurance has completed the collective value transfer of Kring ES Nederland’s pension liabilities from Centraal Beheer APF, following approval from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)

RNFs one of the fastest-growing segments of fund finance for US life insurers

Rated note feeders (RNFs) have emerged as one of the fastest-growing segments of fund finance for US life insurers, Moody’s Ratings has revealed

UK profit warnings hit highest level in nearly two years

UK-listed companies issued 65 profit warnings in the third quarter of 2026, the highest quarterly total in nearly two years, as rising costs, geopolitical uncertainty and weaker demand put pressure on earnings, according to research from EY-Parthenon

Biffa Pension Scheme completes £275m buy-in with Standard Life

The Biffa Pension Scheme has completed a £275m buy-in with Standard Life, securing the benefits of 3,070 members

Nuveen completes acquisition of Schroders

Nuveen has today completed its acquisition of Schroders, creating one of the world’s leading active public-to-private asset and wealth managers with $2.6trn AUM

PIC calls for cities to have more planning powers

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has called for planning reform to be led by major regional cities such as Manchester and Birmingham, as well as other mayoralties, where faster approvals could help unlock stalled redevelopment, housing, and infrastructure projects

UBS Group Pension Plan completes £1.7bn buy-in with L&G

The UBS (UK) Group Pension Plan has completed a £1.7bn buy-in with Legal & General (L&G), covering the UBS section of the scheme and securing the benefits of more than 7,000 members



Latest Features

The Expert View

Following Aon’s Insurance Investment Consultancy of the Year award win at the latest Insurance Asset Management Awards, Editor, Adam Cadle, gathers the latest thoughts from partners, Geoff Bauer and Lin Qu, about the insurance investment space

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

Beyond US exceptionalism

The case for diversifying globally and across strategies with alternative credit

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


 

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In Conversation with IAM: Why Insurers Are Turning to Aviva Investors' ReturnPlus
In partnership with IAM, Todd Cutting and Mike Leonard discuss Aviva Investors' ReturnPlus strategy and its potential benefits for insurers. Our short video explores the strategy's key features and explains how it can provide flexibility, improve return on capital, and remove interest rate risk.
 
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
 
Setting a New Standard for Benchmarking Private Infrastructure Debt
As private infrastructure debt evolves, confidence comes from evidence. infraMetrics® uses real asset-level data to deliver credit insights and market-based curves where comparables are limited. A benchmark that guides insurers and investors through the uncertainties of today’s macro environment.
 
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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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Impact Investing roundtable

 

Absolute Return Fixed Income roundtable

 

Pictet-roundtable

 

European Loans roundtable

 

BNP Paribas roundtable

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