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- Domestic political environment replaces inflation as top investment portfolio concern for US insurers
- Risk landscape stable for European insurers despite market risks remaining key concern
- UK Govt announces new partnerships with financial sector to unlock growth in UK and overseas
- US insurers’ securities lending activity decreases
- L&G sells US protection business to Meiji Yasuda for $2.3bn
Risk landscape stable for European insurers despite market risks remaining key concern
Risks in the European insurance sector are stable and overall at medium levels, with pockets of vulnerabilities stemming from market volatility and shifts in real estate prices, EIOPA’s January 2025 Insurance Risk Dashboard has revealed
UK Govt announces new partnerships with financial sector to unlock growth in UK and overseas
Efforts to address the climate crisis and boost growth in the Global South and at home will be enhanced under a partnership approach between the UK Government and the UK financial sector
US insurers’ securities lending activity decreases
US insurers reported exposure to securities associated with securities lent totalled almost $48bn in book/adjusted carrying value (BACV) at year-end 2023, pursuant to disclosures held under securities lending agreements, and represented a 7% decrease from about $52bn at year-end 2022
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Tui Group Pension Trust completes £370m buy-in with L&G
The BAL section of the Tui Group UK Pension Trust has completed a £370m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society, meaning that all section benefits are now fully secured
European insurers’ outsourcing of investment management continues to grow
European insurers’ outsourcing of investment management to external (non-captive) managers has continued to grow steadily from 2019 to 2024, with AuM increasing from €1.2trn in 2019 to almost €1.4trn in 2024, according to a new report by Novantigo
L&G sells US protection business to Meiji Yasuda for $2.3bn
L&G has sold its US protection business to Japanese life insurer, Meiji Yasuda, and announced the creation of a long-term strategic partnership between the two for $2.3bn
Surge in equities drives value of global assets to $246.8trn
The global market value of eight of the largest asset classes reached a record $246.8trn at the end of 2024, analysis from Ocorian has revealed
Franklin Templeton appoints head of insurance EMEA
Franklin Templeton has appointed Alexandre Mincier as head of insurance EMEA
GSS bond issuance reaches highest annual figure in 3 years
The Green, Social, and Sustainability (GSS) bond market reached its highest point in three years – with issuances hitting just under $1trn ($966bn) in 2024, according to the latest quarterly GSS report by MainStreet Partners
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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
Time for insurers to embrace the ESG opportunity
Sustainability is rapidly becoming a core focus in investment strategies and access to reliable data is key to putting money to work with the right fund managers
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
Strategic Credit: a nimble approach for an uncertain world
What are the advantages of active credit allocation in portfolios now that government bonds no longer serve their traditional purpose?
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
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
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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Adam Cadle talks to HSBC Asset Management’s head of capital solutions, Borja Azpilicueta, and head of insurance business, Deepak Seeburrun, about the firm’s capital solutions proposition.
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