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- BREAKING: Aon and Willis Towers Watson terminate proposed merger
- 47% of European insurers to increase allocations to emerging market debt
- Beazley records fixed income returns close to zero in H1 2021
- PRA launches QIS for SII review
- Groupama successfully places first subordinated green bonds valued at €500m
47% of European insurers to increase allocations to emerging market debt
Forty-seven per cent of European insurers are expected to increase their allocations to emerging market debt over the next 12 months, according to a new report from Cerulli Associates
Beazley records fixed income returns close to zero in H1 2021
Low bond yields created difficult conditions for Beazley in H1 2021, as the return for the fixed income part of the insurer’s portfolio was close to zero
PRA launches QIS for SII review
The PRA has launched its Quantitative Impact Study (QIS) for the Solvency II review
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Rothesay commits to 20% reduction in carbon intensity of investment portfolio by 2025
Rothesay has launched its Pathway to Net Zero plan with commitment to a 20% reduction in the carbon intensity of its investment portfolio by 2025
New York Life’s Impact Investment Initiative commits $50m to affordable housing project
New York Life has announced a $50m investment to support the preservation of affordable housing rental properties throughout the US, via an equity investment with IMPACT Community Capital
EIOPA consults on Solvency II supervisory reporting and disclosure requirements
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published a consultation on the amendments of supervisory reporting and disclosure requirements under Solvency II
Groupama successfully places first subordinated green bonds valued at €500m
Groupama successfully placed its first subordinated green bonds for a principal amount of €500m
MAPFRE launches first renewables fund
MAPFRE has launched its first renewables fund, MAPFRE Energías Renovables I FCR, further leveraging the ongoing strategic alliance with Spanish energy company, Iberdrola, towards creating sustainable investment products
Covéa appoints Adrian Furness as new CEO
Covéa Insurance has announced the appointment of Adrian Furness as its new chief executive officer
Insurers to accelerate use of automation over next five years
Global life and P&C insurers are planning to accelerate their use of automation over the next five years, according to a new survey
Latest Features
Chinese onshore bonds - worth considering for your insurance assets?
The context behind the Chinese domestic bond market and why Pictet Asset Management believes this market offers insurance companies superior investment opportunities
Infrastructure investment interest growing among insurers; supply problems remain
Europe's insurers are becoming increasingly interested in infrastructure assets, but more action is required by policymakers to unlock future potential investment, according to a survey conducted by Insurance Europe
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
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