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Aviva’s Blanc warns constant political change damages insurers’ long-term planning

Aviva group CEO, Amanda Blanc, is urging policymakers to ensure greater stability and consistency for businesses, stating that constant political change makes it difficult for insurers and pension providers to plan for the long-term

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Aileen Mathieson joins PIC as interim CIO

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has appointed Aileen Mathieson as interim chief investment officer (CIO) pending regulatory approval

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Swiss Re launches new alternative capital solutions unit

Swiss Re is launching a new alternative capital solutions unit to encompass its activities in insurance-linked securities and retrocessional hedging and execution

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Denmark's Velliv bars SpaceX from investment portfolio

Danish pension insurance company, Velliv, has excluded SpaceX from its investment universe following the company's stock market debut, citing concerns over both its valuation and corporate governance structure

Participating products to account for larger share of China’s life insurers’ new business

Participating products are likely to account for a larger share of Chinese life insurers’ new business over the medium term, Fitch Ratings has said

Starmer announces resignation as British PM and Labour Party leader

Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as British PM and leader of the Labour Party

Strong capitalisation/liquidity positions underpin continued resilience of European (re)insurance sector

Continued resilience remains in the European insurance market amid geopolitical uncertainty and evolving structural risks, EIOPA’s latest Financial Stability Report has stated

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RIBA pension scheme completes £35m buy-in with PIC

The Royal Institute of British Architects 1974 Staff Pension Scheme has completed a £35m buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), securing the benefits of 168 members

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Asset managers risk being ‘left behind’ as industry evolves

Asset managers face growing pressure to evolve their business models or risk being left behind as client expectations continue to reshape the industry, the Thinking Ahead Institute and CAIA Association have found

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Velliv reaches around 2,900 companies through stewardship dialogue

Danish pension insurer, Velliv, reached approximately 2,900 companies through stewardship dialogue in 2025, according to its latest Active Ownership Report

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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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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.
 
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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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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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