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- COVID-19 accelerating over three quarters of insurers’ ESG focus
- Total AuM at world's largest asset managers exceeds $100trn for first time
- HM Treasury issues call for evidence as part of SII review
- Storebrand records 17% growth in AuM; solvency ratio rises to 179%
- FCA and PRA urge UK insurers to build on post-Brexit plans
Total AuM at world's largest asset managers exceeds $100trn for first time
Assets under management (AuM) at the world’s 500 largest asset managers exceeded $100trn for the first time in 2019 – totalling $104.4trn, according to new research published by the Thinking Ahead Institute
HM Treasury issues call for evidence as part of SII review
HM Treasury has today issued a call for evidence as part of a review into Solvency II (SII)
Storebrand records 17% growth in AuM; solvency ratio rises to 179%
Life insurance company Storebrand has seen its assets under management (AuM) increase by NOK 134bn to NOK 921bn for Q3 2020, up by 17% growth in the corresponding period last year, due to market returns and net flows from institutional customers
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ELTIFs need to be made more attractive to long-term institutional investors, federation argues
Europe’s insurers are urging the European Commission (EC) to make European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIF) more attractive by making changes around fund design, portfolio composition and eligibility of investment assets
IRDAI’s regulatory proposal around InvITs expected to boost insurer infra investments
The Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) proposal to amend the regulations around investments in infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) is expected to open an alternate source of investments for Indian insurers, according to GlobalData
US P&C insurers report premium returns of $8.5bn during H1 2020
US property/casualty insurers reported premium returns of $8.5bn during the first half of 2020, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new AM Best commentary
FCA and PRA urge UK insurers to build on post-Brexit plans
The FCA and the PRA have sent a letter to the CEOs of insurance providers in the UK concerning their contingency plans once the Brexit transitional period finishes in 2021
Most countries in European (re)insurance sector report median SCR ratio of over 200%
The majority of countries in the European (re)insurance sector (17 out of 31) reported a median SCR ratio of over 200%, and for all countries a median MCR above 250% for year-end
Sun Life Financial to acquire 51% stake in Crescent Capital Group
Sun Life Financial intends to acquire a 51% stake in Crescent Capital Group (Crescent), worth up to US$338m
Skandia ups sustainable investments as AuM rise amid 'stable' recovery
Skandia has upped its commitment to sustainable investments, after its portfolio showed signs of a “stable” recovery during Q3
Latest Features
'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
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