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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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Global asset owners plan to increase infra and EM equity allocations

More than half (51%) of global asset owners, including insurers, intend to increase allocations to infrastructure over the next 12 months, research by Marsh has revealed

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Prepar-Vie selects Clearwater Analytics to modernise and replace investment management system

French life insurer, Prepar-Vie, has selected Clearwater Analytics as its technology partner to unify its front-to-back investment operations within a single, integrated platform

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L&G appoints new head of European asset management

L&G has appointed Pauline Plunkett to the role of managing director, Europe, with overall responsibility for L&G’s asset management business across Europe ex-UK

Cognitronics pension scheme secures £1.7m buy-in with Aviva

The Cognitronics Limited Pension and Life Assurance Scheme has secured a £1.7m buy-in with Aviva, covering the benefits of eight deferred members

Smaller transactions continue to dominate the BPA market

The bulk annuity market (BPA) continues to be dominated by smaller transactions, with schemes below £100m accounting for 82% of deals (113 transactions) completed in the first half of the year, while half were below £10m, according to Aon's latest update

Insurers see themselves as AI leaders, but transformation gaps remain

Nearly half of global insurance executives believe their organisations are among the industry's AI leaders, yet new KPMG International research has found that confidence may be running ahead of meaningful business transformation

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Valcia Asset Management launches as specialist European credit investment manager

Valcia Asset Management (Valcia), a specialist European credit investment manager, has today announced its launch

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Achmea and Lifetri legally merge pension and life insurance portfolios

Achmea Pension & Life Insurance (Achmea), Lifetri Insurance and Lifetri Uitvaartverzekeringen (Lifetri) have legally merged their pension and life insurance portfolios

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Vontobel appoints Emmanuel Archampong as head of insurance solutions

Vontobel has appointed Emmanuel Archampong as head of insurance solutions

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Latest Features

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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In Conversation with IAM: Why Insurers Are Turning to Aviva Investors' ReturnPlus
In partnership with IAM, Todd Cutting and Mike Leonard discuss Aviva Investors' ReturnPlus strategy and its potential benefits for insurers. Our short video explores the strategy's key features and explains how it can provide flexibility, improve return on capital, and remove interest rate risk.
 
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
 
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.
 
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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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Impact Investing roundtable

 

Absolute Return Fixed Income roundtable

 

Pictet-roundtable

 

European Loans roundtable

 

BNP Paribas roundtable

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