French insurer, Macif, is to invest €1.5bn in sustainability initiatives between the end of 2025 and 2029, with particular attention being paid to the preservation of oceans, forests, and soil regeneration
Private asset exposure by European Economic Area (EEA) (re)insurers amounted to €1.185trn – or around 11% of total assets, according to latest statistics published by EIOPA
UK PRT volumes of around £35bn-£40bn are expected in 2026, according to Standard Life, with dynamics shifting as multi-billion-pound schemes come to the market
The UK mutual insurance sector posted broad asset and premium recovery in 2025, according to Broadstone’s analysis of Solvency and Financial Condition Reports filed by the Association of Financial Mutuals members and comparable firms
Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society 1974 Pension and Life Assurance Scheme has completed a £4m buy-in with Just Group, securing the benefits of all 39 members, comprising 17 pensioners and 22 deferred members
Global life insurance premiums are expected to grow by 2.3% in real terms in 2026, above the long-term trend, according to Swiss Re Institute’s latest sigma report
Dutch insurers and pension funds had a combined total of €276bn worth of private asset investments on their books by 2025, according to De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
Rolls-Royce UK Pension Fund has completed the buyout of all 36,000 members of the scheme to Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), nine months after agreeing a £4.3bn full buy-in with the scheme’s trustee
The world’s largest insurance companies are failing to meet the scale and urgency of global climate, nature and social crises, new research by ShareAction, supported by WWF, has revealed
MSIG Europe has selected Clearwater Analytics to modernise its operating model, unify data across the investment lifecycle, and meet the demands of the European regulatory environment, including Belgian GAAP, IFRS and Solvency II
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
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
