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AI ecosystem investments held by US life insurers rise by 24% to $85.2bn

US life insurers held about $85.2bn in AI ecosystem investments as of Q2 2026, up by 24% from $69bn at year-end 2025, Moody’s Ratings has revealed

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Standard Life enters Irish pension risk transfer market

Standard Life has entered the Irish pension risk transfer (PRT) market, with the insurer confirming its operational readiness to write bulk purchase annuity (BPA) business in the country

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Illiquids represent 19.4% of German insurers’ invested assets

Illiquid assets represented an estimated 19.4% of German insurers’ invested assets in 2025, up from 15.8% in 2019, Moody’s Ratings has revealed

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Symetra and TIAA announce launch of Mariner Re

Symetra Life Insurance Company and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA), have announced the launch of Mariner Re, a Class E licensed reinsurer domiciled in Bermuda

Man Group to expand strategic partnership with Meiji Yasuda

Man Group has announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Meiji Yasuda

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

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!

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Strong equity performance drives 6.9% return for Finland’s Varma

Finnish pension insurer, Varma, returned 6.9% (€4.7bn) between January and September 2026, its latest funding update has revealed

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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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Principal Asset Management appoints JJ Wilczewski as head of US and Europe distribution

Principal Asset Management has appointed JJ Wilczewski as head of US and Europe distribution

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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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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
 
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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
 
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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