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UK mutuals sector records asset recovery

The UK mutual insurance sector posted broad asset and premium recovery in 2025, according to Broadstone’s analysis of Solvency and Financial Condition Reports filed by the Association of Financial Mutuals members and comparable firms

MSIG Europe selects Clearwater Analytics to modernise investment operations

MSIG Europe has selected Clearwater Analytics to modernise its operating model, unify data across the investment lifecycle, and meet the demands of the European regulatory environment, including Belgian GAAP, IFRS and Solvency II

Frankfurter Leben lines up offer for Athora’s German unit

Frankfurter Leben is lining up an offer for Athora Holding’s business in Germany

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IFRS 17 accounting metrics should be used for SII prudential requirements - IVASS

IFRS 17 accounting metrics should be used for Solvency II prudential requirements to create a single reporting framework similar to that used in the banking sector, IVASS board member, Rita Laura D’Ecclesia, has argued

Private markets beginning to enter ‘more selective phase’

Private market assets are starting to enter a ‘more selective phase’, as returns are increasingly driven by income resilience, asset quality, operational performance, and disciplined market recovery, according to Aberdeen Investments

CIPS Pension Scheme completes £11m buy-in with Just Group

The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Pension Scheme has completed an £11m full-scheme buy-in with Just Group

UK financial system facing increased risk from AI, BoE warns

The UK financial system is facing an increased risk from AI, the BoE has warned

UK asset and wealth management AUM forecast to reach £16trn by 2030

The UK is emerging as one of the most dynamic markets in the European asset and wealth management space, with its assets under management (AUM) expected to grow from £12trn in 2024 to £16trn by 2030, according to PwC

US insurers’ bank loan investments significantly decrease to $95bn

US insurers reported about $95bn BACV of bank loan investments at year-end 2025, a significant decrease from $123bn at year-end 2024, according to figures published by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)

Aviva’s Blanc warns constant political change damages insurers’ long-term planning

Aviva group CEO, Amanda Blanc, is urging policymakers to ensure greater stability and consistency for businesses, stating that constant political change makes it difficult for insurers and pension providers to plan for the long-term



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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

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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.
 
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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.
 
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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
 
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