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Utmost Life and Pensions appoints Aberdeen Investments to manage CREL mandate

Utmost Life and Pensions has appointed Aberdeen Investments to manage a commercial real estate lending (CREL) mandate supporting the insurer’s growing bulk purchase annuity (BPA) business

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China urges mainlaind insurers to invest in Hong Kong-listed ETFs

China’s National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) is to actively support mainland insurance funds to participate in mutual access schemes between the mainland and Hong Kong financial markets

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Insurance Asset Management Conference back for 2026

Following its huge success in previous years, the Insurance Asset Management Conference is back for 2026 and is one not to be missed!

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Institute of Chartered Accountants scheme completes £58m partial buy-in with PIC

The Institute of Chartered Accountants’ Staff Pensions Fund has announced a £58m partial buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC)

Riverstone and QBE agree $1.6bn reinsurance deal for long-tail liabilities

RiverStone International has entered into loss portfolio transfer (LPT) reinsurance agreements with QBE Insurance, representing approximately US$1.6bn of reserves

Finland’s Ilmarinen returns 5.3% in H1

Finnish pension insurance company, Ilmarinen, returned 5.3% on its investments in the first half of 2026, its half-year results report has revealed

Aviva’s profits surge following Direct Line acquisition

Aviva’s operating profit for H1 2026 has surged by 24% to £1.3bn, driven by the group’s “strong progress” following its acquisition of Direct Line in 2025

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ManhattanLife acquires Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York

ManhattanLife has completed the acquisition of Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York from Assurant

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Pacific Life Re completes third asset-intensive flow reinsurance transaction in Japan

Pacific Life Re has successfully completed its third asset-intensive flow reinsurance transaction in Japan

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Broadstone appoints Matthew Ford to lead insurance advisory and remediation division

Broadstone has appointed Matthew Ford to its executive team as head of its insurance advisory and remediation division

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The Expert View

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

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

Beyond US exceptionalism

The case for diversifying globally and across strategies with alternative credit

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


 

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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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
 
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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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