Generali develops Green ILS Framework
Generali has developed its first Green Insurance Linked Securities Framework (Green ILS Framework), in line with the group’s sustainability strategy
Credit markets ‘largely resilient’ despite coronavirus fears
Credit markets have been “largely resilient” since January, despite coranavirus fears, Charlene Malik of TwentyFour Asset Management’s portfolio management team has said
Arch Capital to buy 29.5% stake in Coface worth $520m
Arch Capital has entered into a share purchase agreement with Natixis regarding the acquisition of a 29.5% stake in French credit insurer, Coface, worth $520m
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Partner Re acquisition would 'weaken' Covéa's balance sheet but 'not eliminate capital/leverage strengths'
Any potential acquisition of a reinsurer of a size of Partner Re, by Covéa, would "weaken Covéa's balance sheet but it would "not eliminate Covéa capital and leverage strengths relative to other Aa-rated peers", Moody's has said
81% of institutional investors expect leveraged investment strategy usage to rise
Eight-one per cent of institutional investors expect the use of leveraged investment strategies to increase over the next five years, new research from ETF provider GraniteShares has revealed
German life insurers grant ‘significantly’ more loans for housing construction/housing purchase
German life insurers have granted “significantly” more loans for housing construction and housing purchase in 2019, with payments of mortgage loans increasing by 5.8% to €8.9bn
RSA Insurance Group posts £383m profit
RSA Insurance Group has reported a statutory profit after tax of £383m for 2019, up from £372m in 2018
Swiss Re’s net income rises by 73% to $727m
Swiss Re’s net income increased 73% to US$727m from US$421m in 2018, according to its full-year results for 2019
US life insurers deploying annuity capital to capture private debt illiquidity premiums
The largest US life insurers are entering private debt markets, as banks refocus on commercial banking against a backdrop of unconventional monetary policies and tighter bank regulations, according to a new research paper published by the Federal Reserve
Russian life insurance premiums decrease by 9%
Russian life insurance premiums decreased by 9% compared with 2018, from 478bn rubles to 433.2bn rubles
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'Double-hit' scenario to cause €160bn EU insurer balance sheet plunge
A 'double-hit' scenario across Europe is to have a negative impact worth €160bn on the undertakings balance-sheets of EU-wide insurers and for a 'low-for-long' scenario an impact of €100bn, according to EIOPA's latest insurance stress test report
Insurance Europe 'puzzled' by length of EIOPA's stress test recommendations
Insurance Europe is 'puzzled' by the long list of supervisory actions recommended by EIOPA arising from its latest stress test report
Real estate debt: how to target better outcomes from private debt investment
Careful underwriting of real estate debt can provide downside protection for insurers’ portfolios as the market cycle turns, says M&G’s Real Estate Debt Finance director Duncan Batty
Real estate debt: a compelling investment case for insurers
Insurance companies are increasingly seeking investments that offer both attractive returns and make efficient use of capital. A growing number are recognising the valuable role that real estate debt – specifically senior mortgages on commercial property – can play within a core fixed income portfolio – and the multiple benefits it can offer large-scale investors with longer investment horizons and capacity to accept illiquidity
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
DIVERSIFIED PRIVATE CREDIT
Editor Adam Cadle talks to BNP Paribas Asset Management head of pension solutions Julien Halfon about investing in diversified private credit
Emerging Market Debt
Editor Adam Cadle talks to BNP Paribas Asset Management head of emerging markets debt Bryan Carter about the asset class and the opportunities in this space
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HSBC: Asian credit
Adam Cadle talks to HSBC Global Asset Management global head of insurance segment Andries Hoekema and head of insurance business EMEA Deepak Seeburrun about investing in Asian credit for European insurers
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