L&G’s H1 core operating profit rose 7% on the same period a year earlier to £918m, its latest financial results have revealed, with profits in the asset management segment rising 10% to £222m
The US insurance industry’s investments in Level 3 assets more than doubled in the last 10 years to $592bn in 2025 with the life/annuity (L/A) segment driving the growth, according to AM Best
The US PRT market recorded around $3.8bn in buyout and buy-in sales in Q1 2026, reflecting a 47% decline compared to the same period last year, according to LIMRA
Sompo Life Re, the Bermuda-based subsidiary of Sompo Group, has officially secured a reinsurance licence from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) and commenced operations
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have proposed simplifying margin requirements for uncleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), aiming to reduce complexity for counterparties below the €8bn initial margin threshold
The UK investment management industry recorded an 11% growth in assets under management (AUM) to reach a new peak of £11.1trn in 2025 (£10trn, 2024), according to latest figures from the Investment Association (IA)
Standard Life has completed an infrastructure financing transaction providing £61m of long-term financing secured against the Snetterton Renewable Energy Plant, a biomass power facility in Norfolk, led by Octopus Capital
The assertion that private equity (PE) firms categorically use insurers as vehicles for risky private credit origination, excessive fee generation, and unbalanced affiliated investment activity relies on a series of assumptions that extend well beyond the evidence presented, credit rating analysis agency, KBRA, has argued
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