Credit risk insurers’ role in SRT market continuing to expand

The role of credit risk insurers in the significant risk transfer (SRT) market is continuing to expand, according to the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM)

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!

DB scheme agrees £40m 'Small Schemes Offering' superfund transfer to Clara Pensions

An unnamed defined benefit (DB) pension scheme has agreed to join Clara Pensions through its 'Small Schemes Offering', which will transfer more than 400 members and approximately £40m of assets into the Clara Pension Trust

Total investment returns for US life/health industry increase by 4.5%

Total investment returns for the US life/health industry increased 4.5% in 2025 on a pretax basis, according to AM Best

Samworth Brothers scheme secures £400m buy-in with Canada Life

The Samworth Brothers Limited Superannuation Scheme has completed a £400m buy-in with Canada Life, securing the benefits of more than 3,000 pensioners and 4,000 deferred members

Tokio Marine plotting largest acquisition

Tokio Marine is closing in on its largest acquisition after months of reviewing Australian and Canadia targets

Finland’s Veritas reports record-high investment returns in Q2

Finnish pension insurance company, Veritas, has reported a record-high return of 6.9% in the second quarter of 2026

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Allianz eyes up takeover of The AA

Allianz is reportedly considering a £5bn takeover bid for the British breakdown recovery group, The AA

French insurer CAM Group selects NeoXam technology to modernise investment accounting system

French mutual insurer, CAM Group, has selected financial software company, NeoXam, to modernise its investment accounting system

Dutch Govt talks with country’s insurers stall over screening defence firms

The Dutch Government’s pledge to increase defence spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2025 is already running into difficulty as financial institutions, including insurers, are requesting help in screening defence companies

Wood Pension Plan completes £1.65bn buy-in with L&G

Wood Pension Plan has completed a £1.65bn buy-in with Legal and General Assurance Society (L&G), securing the benefits of all 16,400 members

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

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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