Zurich strikes $8bn deal to buy Beazley

Zurich has struck an £8bn deal in principle to buy Beazley

Zurich said it will pay £13.10 in cash per share for the London-listed specialist insurer, with shareholders also set to receive a 25p dividend alongside the deal.

L&G completes sale of US insurance entity to Meiji Yasuda

L&G has completed the sale of its US insurance entity to Japanese mutual life insurance company, Meiji Yasuda, for an equity value of $2.3bn paid in cash

Insurer and pension investment in UK quoted shares radically falls

UK insurers and pension companies held just 1.5% of UK quoted shares in 2024, the lowest proportion jointly held by them on record, ONS data has revealed

OneFamily and Scottish Friendly announce proposal to merge

OneFamily and Scottish Friendly have announced proposals to merge, bringing together the two mutual life assurance providers to create one of the UK’s largest mutuals

ABI sets out pensions reform and productive investment priorities in new three-year strategy

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has set out plans aiming to strengthen trust in the long-term savings and insurance sector, shape pensions reform, and unlock productive investment, as part of its new strategy for 2026 to 2028

PIC outlines policy recommendations to support infrastructure investment

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has published a report to set out 28 policy recommendations it believes will help boost the quality of UK infrastructure projects and support investment

Data integration top concern for APAC insurance asset managers

Data integration is the top concern for Asia-Pacific (APAC) insurance asset managers, according to new research from Clearwater Analytics (CWAN), with just 42% rating their systems as excellent at handling it

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L&G joins the ABI

Legal & General (L&G) has joined the Association of British Insurers (ABI)

Value of liabilities insured through PRTs passes £500bn milestone

More than £500bn of pension scheme liabilities have been insured through pension risk transfers (PRT) since 2007, analysis from Hymans Robertson has shown

British Board of Agrément pension scheme secures £20m buyout with Aviva

The British Board of Agrément Pension and Life Assurance Scheme has completed a £20m full-scheme buyout with Aviva

Bibby Line Group pension scheme concludes £55m buy-in with PIC

The Bibby Line Group Ltd Pension Scheme has completed a £55m buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), covering the pensions of 667 members

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?

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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

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

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