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- ABI says post-Brexit reforms could release £95bn to tackle climate change
- 'Supervisory action before SCR is breached goes beyond Solvency II’ - Insurance Europe
- Institutional investors push for greater diversity, equity and inclusion - Mercer
- US investors collectively account for 58% of institutional investments in global coal industry
- Varma exits coal and oil investments
'Supervisory action before SCR is breached goes beyond Solvency II’ - Insurance Europe
Supervisory action before an insurer breaches its solvency capital requirement (SCR) goes beyond Solvency II and creates an unlevel playing field in Europe, Insurance Europe has argued
Institutional investors push for greater diversity, equity and inclusion - Mercer
Institutional investors are pushing for greater diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within their investments in private markets, a new white paper by Mercer has found
US investors collectively account for 58% of institutional investments in global coal industry
US investors collectively account for 58% of institutional investments in the global coal industry, making them them the single largest provider of institutional investment to companies on the Global Coat Exit List
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Aviva approves sale of its French business for €3.2bn to Aéma Groupe
Aviva has approved the sale of its French business for €3.2bn to Aéma Groupe
Aviva exits Turkey with £122m sale to Ageas
Aviva has agreed to sell its entire 40% shareholding in its joint venture in Turkey, AvivaSA Emeklilik ve Hayat AS (Aviva SA), to Ageas Insurance International N.V. for a cash consideration of £122m
Norwegian life insurers see value-adjusted returns fall by 3.2%
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the profitability of Norwegian life insurance companies, with the value-adjusted return in the collective portfolio recorded at 4.3% in 2020, down from 7.5% in 2019
Varma exits coal and oil investments
Varma has dramatically cut the share of fossil fuels in its investments in order to achieve a carbon-neutral investment portfolio by 2035
Phoenix buys Standard Life brand
Standard Life Aberdeen has announced a simplification and extension of its strategic partnership with Phoenix Group
European life insurance consolidation expected to continue
Strong supply from insurers with substantial closed life insurance business books, and investor demand from specialist insurers and private equity are supporting further growth in the European life insurance consolidation market
General insurance industry in Australia to reach US$67bn in 2025
The general insurance industry in Australia is projected to grow from AUD76.3bn (US$51.8bn) in 2020 to AUD98.0bn (US$66.9bn) in 2025, in terms of gross written premiums (GWP), according to GlobalData
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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