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- US insurance industry’s cash and invested assets close in on $9trn
- Institutional investors concentrate assets with valued strategic partners, research finds
- UK life insurers unlock £78bn of capital benefits from MA
- Allianz supports female-focused education in Turkey with €2m investment
- Total assets of Chinese insurers and asset managers rise by 13.9%
Institutional investors concentrate assets with valued strategic partners, research finds
Institutional investors are concentrating a huge share of their assets with large and highly capable asset managers they consider strategic partners, new research from Coalition Greenwich has found
UK life insurers unlock £78bn of capital benefits from MA
Life insurers held £329bn of assets in their MA portfolios at the end of 2024, which provided a total capital benefit from the MA in the region of £78bn, figures published by the BoE have shown
Allianz supports female-focused education in Turkey with €2m investment
Allianz Group is supporting female-focused education in Turkey with a €2m investment
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Baloise and Helvetia announce merger to create second largest insurance group in Switzerland
Helvetia and Baloise are to merge to create Switzerland’s second-largest insurance group with a combined business volume of 20bn Swiss francs ($24.69bn)
German insurers call for more practical sustainability reporting
European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) should be more closely aligned with the business models of companies, rather than following purely formal requirements, the German Insurance Association (GDV) has argued
BoE weighs up further action on funded reinsurance
The BoE might consider further action on funded reinsurance arrangements used by pension insurers as it seeks to minimise risk to the wider UK economy, executive director, insurance supervision, Gareth Truran has stated
Total assets of Chinese insurers and asset managers rise by 13.9%
Total assets of Chinese insurance and asset management companies amounted to RMB 35.9trn as of the end of 2024, up by RMB 4.4trn or 13.9% from the beginning of the year, according to latest figures published by the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA)
Global asset management industry hits new record high
Global assets under management (AuM) reached a record $128trn in 2024, up 12% from the previous year, a new report from Boston Consulting Group has revealed
Insurer supply exceeds demand in UK DB risk transfer market
The UK’s defined benefit (DB) risk transfer market is witnessing a “fundamental transformation” with insurer supply now exceeding demand for the first time in several years, Hymans Robertson has suggested
UK insurers plan to increase focus on value-added/opportunistic real estate investments
UK insurers plan to move more towards both value-added and opportunistic real estate investments over the next two years as they look to be more risk-on in the sector, Nuveen’s latest global institutional investor survey has revealed
Latest Features
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?
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
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
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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